Service Manager - Family Support & Child Protection Service

Service Manager – Child Protection and Family Support
Initial 3-month interim contract (with potential to extend)
North London – 3 days per week on site
£450 per day
Inside IR35 (via umbrella)

CVs are being reviewed immediately – interviews to be scheduled promptly


An exciting opportunity has arisen within a North London Local Authority for an experienced Service Manager to lead and manage Child Protection and Family Support services. You will play a key role in safeguarding children and supporting families through high-quality, responsive interventions that meet statutory responsibilities and deliver improved outcomes.

You will oversee a team of frontline managers and social workers, ensuring safe and effective practice in line with the borough’s vision for children’s services. You will provide inspirational leadership, embedding a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and child-focused practice.


Your role as the Service Manager – Child Protection and Family Support:

• Lead the operational delivery of child protection and family support services, ensuring high-quality and compliant social work practice.
• Manage service performance, drive improvement, and ensure timely and effective interventions for children and families.
• Provide leadership and support to Team Managers and frontline staff, promoting a culture of learning and reflective practice.
• Oversee workforce development and promote staff wellbeing, resilience, and retention.
• Work collaboratively with partners to promote joined-up safeguarding responses across the borough.
• Ensure compliance with statutory frameworks and preparation for inspection.

Your experience as a Service Manager – Child Protection and Family Support:

• Substantial experience at management level within statutory children’s social care services.
• Strong knowledge of legislation and best practice around child protection and family support.
• Proven track record of improving practice quality and performance in a complex local authority environment.
• Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration
• Confident, collaborative leader with the ability to engage and motivate multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of successfully preparing services for Ofsted inspection and/or delivering against improvement plans.

If you’re interested in this opportunity or know someone who may be, please get in touch to find out more or apply today.
(We offer a senior referral scheme upon successful placement of your recommendation – please do get in contact.)
Our clients are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process are fully supported.