Social Work Team Manager – MAST

Overview

• Lead and inspire a team of Lead Child Protection Practitioners (LCPP) to deliver child-centred, strengths-based and relationship-focused practice
• Create a team culture that is inclusive, reflective, and focused on continuous improvement, where high support is matched with high challenge
• Oversee section 47 enquiries, investigations, child protection (CP) conferences, family-led planning and practice, ensuring that all work is timely, analytical, and grounded in the lived experience of the child
• Champion approaches which keep children safe from harm, build resilience and support families to make sustainable change
• Work collaboratively with partners

• Strong knowledge of legislation, policy, and safeguarding practice, with the ability to apply this confidently in complex situations
• Excellent communication skills, leading clear, analytical, and impactful multi-agency meetings, investigations, assessments and plans
• A strong track record of improving outcomes for children and families, and influencing multi-agency partnerships
• A commitment to relational, strengths-based and restorative practice, ensuring children and families are meaningfully involved
• The ability to lead with integrity, curiosity and compassion, creating a team environment where staff feel valued, supported and appropriately challenged
• A passion for delivering high-quality, equitable services that recognise and respond to diversity within our communities
• You must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England