School and Community Lead Officer

Cyflog: Grade 7 SCP 22 £33.669 to SCP 26 £37.280

We are currently seeking a School and Community Team Leader to oversee our dedicated team supporting children, young people, and families impacted by the recent Tata and supply chain job losses.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and supporting a team of School and Community Workers to deliver high-quality, person-centred interventions. You will ensure the effective delivery of services that promote resilience, wellbeing, and educational engagement for those affected by job losses and community change.

Working closely with schools, local authorities, and community partners, you will take a strengths-based, multi-agency approach to identify needs, develop action plans, and monitor progress towards positive outcomes for children, young people and families.

Key Responsibilities

* Provide day-to-day leadership, supervision, and guidance to the School and Community Support team.

* Oversee case management, ensuring effective planning, delivery, and evaluation of interventions.

* Support and empower staff to build positive relationships with children, young people, and families.

* Coordinate partnership working with schools, agencies, and community groups to ensure a joined-up approach.

* Monitor performance data and outcomes to inform ongoing service development and reporting.

* Lead by example in promoting a culture of compassion, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

You will have:

* Proven experience in leading or supervising a team within youth, community, or family support settings.

* A strong understanding of the challenges facing families affected by redundancy, financial hardship, or social change.

* Experience of delivering and overseeing interventions that improve engagement, wellbeing, and resilience.

* Excellent communication and partnership-working skills to coordinate multi-agency support.

If you are an experienced practitioner with leadership skills and a passion for empowering families during times of challenge and transition, we would love to hear from you.

We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues efforts and achievements. We also believe that there's life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.

Choose to work for us and you'll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.

• Hybrid working (in some roles) and flexible working schemes to improve your work life balance
• Benefit from a competitive employee package with a remarkable 22.4% employer pension contribution
• Enjoy a holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing to 32 days after 5 years service (not forgetting the additional 8 bank holidays too)
• Access discounted gym membership with Celtic Leisure
• Utilise the cycle to work scheme with up to 40% off bikes and cycling equipment
• Purchase a new car through Tusker salary sacrifice scheme
• Enjoy exclusive discounts at local and national retailers with the Smart Spend app through our staff wellbeing group.

If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Charlotte Davies or Wendy Steer on

Email: C.fahey@npt.gov.uk/ W.steer@npt.gov.uk

DBS requirements:

• This post is subject to an enhanced with both adult & child barred list DBS disclosure

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are not required

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.