Team Manager - Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
Your tasks
About the Role Wigan Council is seeking an experienced and decisive Team Manager to lead our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). Positioned directly at the 'front door' of children's services, you will play a critical role in managing risk, driving initial safeguarding decisions, and ensuring timely, high-quality outcomes for vulnerable children and families.
- Operational Leadership: Manage and support a dedicated team of Social Workers and Family Support Workers operating on the 'front door' of children's social care.
- Management Oversight: Provide robust, timely management direction on incoming contacts, referrals, and initial safeguarding checks.
- Screening Sign-Off: Review and sign off multi-agency screenings, ensuring sound decision-making and appropriate thresholds for statutory intervention or early help support.
- Multi-Agency Collaboration: Work closely with key statutory partner agencies-including Police, Health, Education, and Early Help-to promote effective information sharing and integrated risk assessment.
- Quality Assurance & Standards: Drive practice standards, accountability, and continuous improvement across the MASH team.
Requirements
- Qualified Social Worker with active Social Work England registration.
- Substantial experience as a Team Manager or experienced Assistant Team Manager within Children's Safeguarding, MASH, or Duty & Assessment environments.
- Deep knowledge of threshold frameworks, child protection legislation, and multi-agency working practices.
- Strong decision-making, risk management, and clinical oversight capabilities.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills to direct staff and collaborate effectively with external partners.
Other
This position offers a structured hybrid working model designed to balance strong team leadership with flexible working:
- Office Expectations: An alternating pattern of 3 days in the office one week, followed by 2 days the next week.
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