Team Manager - Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Job introduction

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Job title: Team Manager – Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Our Practice Model – “Our City, Our Children, Together” – was chosen by colleagues, parents and carers, children, and young people to reflect our collective commitment to working collaboratively, it is more than just a practice model, it is a shared vision. Every part of this model has been co-produced with the people who access and deliver our services. It represents our values, our relationships, and our belief that, by working together, we can create the best outcomes for children, young people, and their networks. This is a model we can be proud of and one that truly belongs to all of us.

The Role:

• We have recently reshaped our approach to children's social care with the creation of our Children's Advice and Support Service (CASS). This transformation aims to provide a more streamlined and effective support system for our children, young people, and their families. It ensures families receive timely assistance, enhancing the overall safeguarding framework within the community
• As a Team Manager, you will be a qualified, Social Work England registered social worker and experienced within children's social care, with previous experience of managing staff in a frontline statutory service
• As a frontline MASH Team Manager, you will need a robust understanding of children and young people’s whole journey, ensuring that they are protected from significant harm, and their life chances are maximised with your clear-cut decision making to minimise risk and ensure optimum safety and welfare of children and young people
• As the Team Manager, you will need to have the ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with our key multi-agencies
• As the MASH Team Manager, you will have sound knowledge and understanding of all children’s legislation, particularly statutory guidance, policies, procedures and frameworks
• The post holder will embed and maintain a high-performance culture by supporting their team to continually develop their skills so they can achieve the best outcomes. Through regular reflective supervision with your team, you will champion their personal and professional growth and health and wellbeing, ensuring an inclusive approach
• Alongside your role as a people manager, the Team Manager will provide clear consistent oversight of all children and young people, ensuring quality standards are maintained, championing good practice to reduce risks, build on strengths and achieve consistent positive outcomes together

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service as well as up to date registration with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight on Sunday 7 September 2025
Shortlisting date: Monday 8 September 2025
Interview date: Wednesday 17 September 2025
Interview format: face-to-face

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

Please note: this vacancy is classified as politically restricted position.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Harriet Cadman, Recruitment and Retention Lead harriet.cadman@liverpool.gov.uk

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Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

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