Team Manager – MASH

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in children's lives in Southwark?

Does the sound of leading a team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for positive outcomes for children and families appeal to you?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you.

About the Role:

As a MASH Team Manager, you will provide leadership, management and professional guidance to your team. You will promote excellent social work practice, ensuring timely assessments, purposeful interventions and effective safeguarding measures.

Through one to one and group supervisions, you will challenge and motivate the team to deliver outstanding services to our vulnerable children, young people and their families while upholding high professional standards.

About You:

You will bring a strong combination of professional values, behaviours, and specialist skills, demonstrating a commitment to high‑quality social work practice and positive outcomes for children and families.

You will have:

• Current registration with Social Work England and a recognised social work qualification
• Extensive knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, and child development
• Proven experience in professional leadership, driving practice improvements, and preparing formal reports
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills to evaluate complex information
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and addressing inequality
• Ability to provide high-quality, emotionally intelligent supervision and support staff development

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at Enhanced - Children's (Barred) level.

Benefits and more information:

https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/

About the Team:

Our Children's Services is dedicated to providing outstanding support to vulnerable children and families in Southwark. Our systemically informed, relationship-based approach prioritises the needs of each child, working purposefully with families to manage risk, promote positive outcomes, and create lasting change.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection was graded as ‘Good’ in all areas. Ofsted noted that “children are at the heart of practice in Southwark”.

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Avion Grant at avion.grant@southwark.gov.uk.

Additional Information:

• a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England
• Hours of work, 36 hours per week
• A competitive base salary (£54,360 - £61,686 per annum)
• A Welcome Payment of £2,500 (£1,250 on appointment and £1,250 paid after successful completion of probation period.
• The post holder will thereafter receive a Retention Payment of £3,000 per year for their first two years, and £4,000 after three years.
• Permanent post
• This post is based at Sumner House, London, SE15 5QS
• This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced - Children's (Barred) level

Recruitment Timeline:

Advert close date: 11:59pm on Friday 24th April 2026

Shortlisting date: Friday 1st May 2026

Interview date: From Wednesday 6th May 2026

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Attachments

• Job Description & Person Specification - Team Manager MASH