MASH Team Manager

Liquid Personnel is recruiting MASH Team Manager for its client in Sutton to lead and develop its Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for ensuring the effective screening, triage, and decision-making of safeguarding referrals relating to children and young people.

Working in partnership with key agencies including Police, Health, Education, and Early Help services, you will oversee the delivery of high-quality safeguarding practices, ensuring timely interventions and positive outcomes for children and families.

The successful candidate will provide operational leadership, drive service improvement, and maintain statutory compliance within a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Lead and manage a team of Social Workers, Senior Practitioners, and support staff within the MASH service.
• Oversee the screening, assessment, and triage of safeguarding referrals.
• Ensure effective information sharing and partnership working across multi-agency stakeholders.
• Provide supervision, coaching, and performance management to team members.
• Monitor service performance against key safeguarding indicators and statutory requirements.
• Ensure children and families receive timely and proportionate interventions.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and reflective practice.
• Manage complex safeguarding decisions and provide expert consultation on high-risk cases.
• Contribute to service development, audits, quality assurance activities, and inspections.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, policies, and safeguarding procedures.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and annual salary reviews.
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Career progression and leadership development opportunities.
• Regular supervision and continuous professional development.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Discount and reward schemes.
• Relocation support (where applicable).

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Degree in Social Work (or equivalent recognised qualification).
• Social Work England registration.
• Significant post-qualification experience within Children's Social Care.
• Previous management or leadership experience within a MASH, Assessment, Referral & Assessment, Duty & Assessment, or Front Door service.
• Strong knowledge of:
  • Children Act 1989 & 2004
  • Working Together to Safeguard Children
  • Child Protection Procedures
  • Relevant safeguarding legislation and best practice
• Proven ability to manage complex cases and multi-agency partnerships.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

We are looking for a confident and inspiring leader who is passionate about safeguarding children, able to make timely decisions in a fast-paced environment, and committed to developing high-performing teams and strong multi-agency partnerships.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking local authority and make a lasting impact on the lives of children and families across Sutton.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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