Families First Programme Practice Lead

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Job Reference liverpoolcitycouncil/TP/48473/1966

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time Salary: £53,051 - £58,543 Working Hours: 35 Location: Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool Closing Date: 15/11/2026 Job Category: Children's Services Region / Division: Liverpool Business Unit: Children & Young Peoples Services

Job Introduction

Job title: Families First Programme Practice Lead

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Our Practice Model – “Our City, Our Children, Together” – was chosen by colleagues, parents and carers, children, and young people to reflect our collective commitment to working collaboratively, it is more than just a practice model, it is a shared vision. Every part of this model has been co-produced with the people who access and deliver our services. It represents our values, our relationships, and our belief that, by working together, we can create the best outcomes for children, young people, and their networks. This is a model we can be proud of and one that truly belongs to all of us.

The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children’s Workforce Academy for an enthusiastic and experienced registered children’s social worker to join an evolving service to support the implementation across Children and Young People’s Service of the Families First Partnership programme.

The Families First Partnership Programme is the biggest social care reform for over thirty years so it is vital that we create a practice system with sustainability and resilience; the post holder will work closely with children, young people and their networks, our children and young people’s workforce and our partners in supporting the creation of a practice system which will deliver sustainable positive outcome for families.  

• As the Families First Programme Practice Lead you will support the service to implement the key aspects of the Families First Partnership across our Family Help and Child Protection practice systems with an emphasis on supporting and developing effective systems, processes and workforce opportunitiesAs the Families First Programme Practice Lead you will deliver robust and creative learning programme for our social work and alternatively qualified workforce aligned to the Families First Partnership Programme
• As the Families First Programme Practice Lead you will develop and support the implementation of the Families First Partnership Operational Plan with emphasis on systems, processes, workforce and development

• As the Families First Programme Practice Lead you will act as a visible advocate for excellent, relationship-based practice and advocate our Model of Practice ‘Our City, Our Children, Together’

• As the Families First Programme Practice Lead you will support our Children’s Workforce Academy faculties and implement our Children and Young People’s Workforce Strategy, ensuring every practitioner is equipped and empowered to deliver impact across out practice system within the new Targeted Operating Model

• As the Families First Pro