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Join us in shaping a brighter future for Staffordshire’s children.&nbsp;We’re looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Continuous Improvement Partner to develop and deliver our Best Start in Life ambitions.&nbsp;Within this role, you’ll help transform how families experience support from pregnancy and through early childhood. Working closely with partners and frontline teams, you’ll champion co‑production, strengthen support within communities and ensure services are designed around what children and families need to thrive.You’ll drive forward improvement projects, guide and coach colleagues, use data and insight to influence planning and decision‑making, embedding a culture of learning and innovation across our early years system. Your leadership will help ensure every family receives timely, high‑quality support that gives children the best possible start.We’re looking for someone who is:<ul><li>Passionate about early years, family support, and the role of prevention</li><li>Skilled in project planning and delivery, with experience coordinating activity across teams and partners.</li><li>Skilled at interpreting data and translating insight into practical change</li><li>Able to lead cross‑functional projects and motivate others</li><li>Committed to equity, co‑production, and shaping services alongside families</li></ul>If you share our ambition to improve outcomes through accessible, responsive, and effective support&nbsp; — and want to make a real difference for local families — we’d love to hear from you.Main Responsibilities You will:<ul><li>Lead and prioritise improvement and innovation activity, aligning objectives with the overall BEST START improvement strategy and act as a thematic lead.</li><li>Support and guide partners&nbsp;to deliver change initiatives that meet organisational goals.</li><li>Champion co‑production and equity, ensuring children, families, staff, and partners shape improvement activity.</li><li>Manage, mentor and develop team members, promoting a strong continuous improvement culture.</li><li>Oversee governance processes, including forums, reports, and preparation for inspections.</li><li>Investigate key issues&nbsp;affecting Children and Families and design&nbsp;evidence‑based, innovative solutions&nbsp;through research and collaboration.</li><li>Facilitate improvement interventions&nbsp;using continuous improvement tools and methodologies.</li><li>Provide oversight of projects and resources, linking data, insights and improvement plans; ensuring risks, dependencies and benefits are understood and managed.</li></ul>The Ideal Candidate You'll have:<ul><li>Strong understanding of local authority departments, ICB, Provider Trusts, Health Services, and the voluntary sector, with the ability to work effectively across these systems.</li><li>Demonstrate experience in managing teams, motivating colleagues, and supporting people to reach their full potential,&nbsp;</li><li>Solid knowledge of business planning, performance management, and the ability to link data, insights and improvement plans.</li><li>Extensive experience in designing and delivering training, presentations and workshops, including facilitating co‑design with senior leaders and front‑line staff.</li><li>Highly developed analytical skills, able to interpret complex information, evaluate options and translate findings into practical, evidence‑based advice.</li><li>Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to produce high‑quality reports and engage confidently with stakeholders at all levels.</li><li>Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to work across organisational boundaries, influence others, and meet deadlines in a complex environment.</li><li>Effective problem‑solving, negotiation and interpersonal skills, including working with O365 systems, chairing meetings, and developing innovative solutions.</li></ul>Interviews will take place on 9th February 2026Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact:Kasey Whiting - Family Hubs Operational Lead at <a href="mailto:kasey.whiting@staffordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">kasey.whiting@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;or &nbsp;&nbsp;Helen Gibson - Early Years Lead at <a href="mailto:helen.gibson@staffordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">helen.gibson@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.About Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:Our Values:The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.&nbsp;Our benefits:We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.&nbsp;In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/" target="_blank">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>Our recruitment process:As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communitiesAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold&nbsp;Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your&nbsp;application meets the minimum criteria for the post.&nbsp;As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

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Are you passionate about support Children and Families?Staffordshire Family Hubs are recruiting Family Hub Coaches to join our dedicated team to deliver early help and support to families.Family Hubs enable families to get information, advice, guidance and appropriate support to meet their needs and overcome difficulties they may be experiencing.&nbsp;As a Family Hub Coach you will need experience in planning and delivering evidence based parenting programmes to families face to face and online. &nbsp;Delivery will be via a group or as one to one in the family hub or at the family home depending on the need.You will be an advocate for promoting the family hubs partnership offer and engage with families to ensure their voice and experience is captured and used to shape the services.Family Hub coaches are located across the county and affiliated to a district hub.Delivery is planned according to need and may be delivered during the day or early evenings if required &nbsp;Main Responsibilities As a Family Hub Coach you will:&nbsp;<ul><li>Have experience working with families &nbsp;ad have the ability to engage with families to deliver parenting groups and one to one support to promote healthy lifestyles, positive peer/ family relationships and safe parenting whilst having a good understanding of their culture and community identity.</li><li>Signpost to and support families, children and young people to engage with appropriate organisations and activities to promote positive outcomes and develop family resilience.</li><li>Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other locality providers from across the Family Hub network.</li><li>Use our internal IT system to manage bookings, communicate with families and partners, input family data and report on achieved outcomes.&nbsp;</li><li>Record and maintain data to inform district and countywide reports.</li><li>Training is provided.</li></ul>The Ideal Candidate You will have,&nbsp;<ul><li>A passion for working with children and families&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in delivering training and informative messages through fun and engaging pedagogy.</li><li>Understanding of how to appropriately signpost or intervene</li><li>An ability to work on &nbsp;your own initiative and as part of a team</li><li>An ability to work effectively in situations of conflict and resolve difficulties.</li><li>An ability to travel around the district with resources if required</li></ul>“We’re happy to talk flexible working”&nbsp;For an informal chat, please contact Debbie Nash, Family Hubs Continuous Improvement Partner at <a href="mailto:debbie.nash@staffordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">debbie.nash@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>Interviews are planned for Friday 13th February 2026.Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.In the event we receive a significant number of applications, we may close this advert early. Please submit your application as early as possible.About Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:Our Values:The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.&nbsp;Our benefits:We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.&nbsp;In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/" target="_blank">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>Our recruitment process:As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communitiesAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold&nbsp;Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your&nbsp;application meets the minimum criteria for the post.&nbsp;As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.

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We have an opportunity for a Business Support Officer (PA to Social Worker), working within Corporate Operations, Business and Executive Support, Moorlands District Children and Families at the Leek Area Service Office. &nbsp;This is a full-time permanent position. &nbsp;We are looking for someone to provide a high level of business support administration to support social work practitioners teams.&nbsp;The hours of work are Monday-Thursday 8.30am-5.00pm and Friday 8.30am-4.30pm.&nbsp;You will be predominantly office based, although some home working is arranged on a rota basis dependant on the demands of the service. &nbsp;Main Responsibilities Some of your responsibilities will be to,<ul><li>Provide a high level of administrative support to Practitioners, as part of the Business Support Team, consistent with Directorate Standards and to improve and maintain information data on the Client Information System.</li><li>Be responsible for maintenance of children’s electronic records, creating and recording referrals, actioning step-up/step-down requests, transfer and closure of cases accurately inputting information into our Client Information System to ensure the district meets its relevant Performance Indicators.</li><li>Data cleanse and audit records to ensure accurate and complete records for performance management.</li><li>Co-ordinate the administrative requirements following a child’s entry into the care of Staffordshire County Council.</li><li>Support Practitioners in the use of PowerBI</li><li>Provide on the job IT training and support to Practitioners in all areas of our IT systems</li><li>Produce of high-quality word-processed documents.</li><li>Be responsible for the servicing of statutory meetings including sending out invitations, attendance and minute taking and the production and distribution of records to agreed timescales.</li><li>Process day to day financial transactions within the office in accordance with financial regulations.</li></ul>The Ideal Candidate We are looking for you to have,<ul><li>GCSE English and Maths</li><li>IT Qualification (ICDL Advanced (L3)or equivalent)</li><li>NVQ 3 in Business Administration</li><li>Good written and oral communication skills</li><li>Experience of using Microsoft Office 365 and computer-based information systems in an office environment</li><li>The ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.</li></ul>If you require any further information about the job, please contact Tracy Egan, Business Support Team Leader at <a href="mailto:tracy.egan@staffordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">tracy.egan@staffordshire.gov.uk</a>Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.About Staffordshire County Council We are no ordinary county council:Our Values:The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.&nbsp;Our benefits:We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.&nbsp;In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.careersatstaffordshire.co.uk/our-rewards-and-benefits/" target="_blank">Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire</a>Our recruitment process:As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communitiesAs part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold&nbsp;Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your&nbsp;application meets the minimum criteria for the post.&nbsp;

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