Early Help Community Connector & Locality Leads

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    "description": "We are seeking market feedback on capacity and capability to deliver a district based Early Help offer alongside Birmingham Children's Trust colleagues from April 2027 onwards. Please see below service objectives as a guide for your offer.  \nThe Trust is open to a single provider, consortium or multi-provider offer. \nEarly Help is not a service, but the way professionals, communities and families work together across Birmingham. Early Help is the total support that improves a family's resilience and outcomes or reduces the likelihood of a problem getting worse. \n  \nService Objectives \nOrganisation/s will be expected to work towards harnessing social capital citywide, covering all districts, to maximise use of local assets including universal services and knowledge, skills and expertise of the local community to support children and families, signposting.  \nOrganisation/s will enhance choice and control through building active partnerships with people and communities in their area to create more bespoke services for Children and Families aligned with the needs and aspirations of communities.  \nEquitably contributing to TAFN responsibilities.  \nApplying principles of Right Help Right Time thresholds for all cases and working with families at Right Help Right Time threshold of Universal Plus. \nActively engage and input effectively with district wide steering groups.   \nEnsure that Early Help provision across the city is fully aligned with Family Hub networks, working in partnership to offer accessible support to families who access services on a walk-in basis.  \nServices should be made available at times when families need them most, included but not limited, to after-school, evenings, weekends and school holidays.  \nOrganisation/s will be expected to use a range of appropriate tools to track and monitor progress against outcomes.  \nEnsure a combination of community-based, direct, face-to-face support and targeted interventions, based on needs. \nEnsure meaningful engagement with all communities, reflecting the diverse languages, cultures and backgrounds represented across the city.",
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        "description": "Please complete the short questionnaire below:\nCompany Name  \nContact Name  \nContact Email Address  \nDo you have experience of delivering and operating an Early Help Service? (Yes/No)  \nHow would you propose to meet the requirements of this service (please include how you would ensure consistency of service throughout the City and how you would demonstrate volume and quality of work)? \nDo you have any other comments or observations to raise at this stage?    "
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