Children & Families Wellbeing Services Manager (Melo)
Salary: £28,500 to £30,500 FTE per annum (pro rata)
Part Time Hours: 30 per week
Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 24th May 2026
Interview Date: Candidates will be contacted on an individual basis
About the role
Join ONSIDE and play a vital leadership role within our Melo Wellbeing Service, supporting the health, wellbeing and resilience of children, young people and families across Worcestershire and Herefordshire.
As Wellbeing Services Manager, you will lead and inspire a passionate team of professionals delivering high-quality, relationship-based wellbeing support. You will provide day-to-day line management, supervision and guidance, while championing staff development, reflective practice and continuous professional development (CPD).
You will also be instrumental in developing and refining systems and processes to ensure, efficient appointment booking, accurate monitoring of referrals, waiting lists and engagement, robust attendance and outcome tracking, compliance with contractual and reporting requirements
Above all, you will help create a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for both staff and service users, ensuring children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.
**This role is for 30 hours per week. To be worked over a minimum of 4 days to include Saturday mornings from 9am to 1pm and one early evening per week up until 7pm. You will be working within our Kidderminster and Redditch locations.
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ONSIDE’s Benefits
- 26 days annual holiday + Bank Holidays
- Pension Scheme
- Company Sick Pay Scheme (after qualifying service)
- Additional Maternity & Paternity Pay (after qualifying service)
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to premium Calm App
- Employee Engagement Forum to ensure our employee’s voices are heard!
- Your ‘Birthday Day’ Off
- Supportive working environment & good work/life balance culture
- Support with continuous professional development
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking an experienced and motivated manager with a genuine passion for supporting the wellbeing of children, young people and families.
You will bring, strong people management and leadership skills, experience of working within children & families / wellbeing / community services.
You will have a sound understanding of personalised care, early help and prevention, insight into how poor health and wellbeing can impact life outcomes and a collaborative, reflective and values-driven approach
This is a fantastic career opportunity to make a real and lasting impact in your local community.
Someone like you?
If you embrace difference and operate with integrity.
If you are committed to fairness and justice.
If you are creative in your approach, can think around problems and find new ways to solve them.
If you’re looking for a job that you can be proud of and be passionate about. Please submit your application.
These values run through our entire organisation. ONSIDE is a creative, collaborative community where people feel free to share new ideas or ask for support. If something’s not right, we don’t just change it. We change ourselves too.
Join our amazing team of skilled staff and volunteers make a difference to the lives of over 15,000 people a year!
Want to know more?
Please get in touch with Viv Mclaughlin, Head of Children & Families Service, by email viv.mclaughlin@onside-advocacy.org.uk.
Please also access our guidance on how to apply to ONSIDE on our advert pages.
ONSIDE reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before the closing date.