Enfield Council Children’s service are seeking a highly motivated, confident, imaginative, and dynamic Team Manager with a passion for leading an enthusiastic team and driving practice development in the important and challenging area of safeguarding children, to help us make a difference to vulnerable children’s lives. To achieve this we need the best, most talented, innovative, and committed people to come and work with us. Enfield is situated in North London and is a culturally diverse borough. Its wards include both the 20% most affluent and deprived areas in the country, with a mix of industrial areas, residential and countryside. You will be based in the bubbling heart of Enfield Town in a modern newly designed client facing service hub. The new office has bespoke areas for service users and is an environment which supports our smart working policy, surrounded by small businesses, bars, restaurants, a buzzing high street and shopping centre. We have good transport links into Central London and are easily accessible to the M25, A10 and A406. This position presents a unique opportunity to join an ambitious service in a key role that supports the Council to deliver high quality services for children, young people, and their families. We recognise that the people who work for us are our greatest asset, and we are committed to supporting staff in their work to fulfil their potential, including comprehensive training opportunities and personal/professional development. We are also committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive organisation and ensure that we harness the talents of all staff. As a MASH Team Manager, you will promote, encourage and oversee excellent social work practice in fast paced environment. Using Motivational Interviewing and a Strengths Based Family Approach underpinned by Signs of Safety, this is an exciting time to join and contribute to driving excellent practice. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. You will oversee a team of skilled professionals who work collaboratively to assess and respond to safeguarding concerns swiftly and effectively. Your leadership will be essential in coordinating multi-agency responses and ensuring that children receive the support they need. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and manage the MASH Team, providing supervision, guidance and support to social workers and other professionals. - Oversee the assessment, screening, and triage of referrals to identify and respond to safeguarding concerns - Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, safeguarding policies, and best practice standards. - Develop and maintain effective working relationships with partner agencies, including health, education and police. - Promote a culture of continuous improvement and professional development within the team. Requirements: - Qualified social worker with extensive experience in children’s services, particularly in safeguarding and multi-agency work. - Social Work England registered - Proven track record of team management and leadership - Strong understanding of legislation, policies, and best practices related to safeguarding children. - Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills. - Ability to work effectively in a high-pressure environment and manage complex cases. Our Team Managers are supported in this challenging role with regular reflective supervision and are part of an active leadership team who provide peer support and constantly work towards improving practice. Benefits of working for us: - Highly competitive salary - An excellent pension scheme - Up to 31 days’ annual leave depending on length of service in addition to Bank Holidays - The opportunity to build/shape your career in social work through our excellent training offer including Mentoring and Coaching programme - 4 weeks sabbatical leave with pay after 3 years of continuous service with Enfield Council - Investment into your staff well-being - Regular supervision and access to a clinical therapist to support your work - Staff discount scheme - An excellent location and welcoming modern offices with the ability to travel easily and cycle around the borough, accessing our Cycle to Work scheme If you’re looking for interesting opportunities to further your career or want to contribute to integrated multidisciplinary working for the wellbeing of children, and if you are a motivated and enthusiastic practitioner and leader then we would love to hear from you; we could be your next step! Contact Details - If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Rashmi Patel on 020 8132 2962 for an informal discussion. If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andy Kingsbury at [email protected] or on 020 8078 5976. Closing date: 21st August 2024 We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/ “This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”. We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. For this reason, we ask that you do not include your name on these documents. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV. We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.