Hybrid Early Help & MASH – Front Door Team Lead

Sanctuary Personnel; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working schedule

Professional development

Competitive pay

Supportive team environment

Varied duties

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel seeks a Social Work Team Leader for the Children’s Early Help Front Door MASH in Dudley. The locum, full-time post offers an hourly rate of £44 and ongoing engagement, with flexible working between office and home after induction.

You will lead multi-agency decision-making, quality assurance and performance management to ensure timely, effective support for children and families.

Qualifications

• Experience in Early Help and safeguarding settings.
• Strong leadership and management skills in Children’s Social Care.
• Ability to lead multi-agency decision-making and quality assurance.
• Excellent analytical, communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management oversight for the Early Help function within the Front Door.
• Ensure robust and consistent threshold decision-making, allowing children and families to access the most appropriate services quickly.
• Lead effective multi-agency collaboration, information sharing, and professional challenge to support positive outcomes.
• Monitor service demand, performance indicators, and outcomes, using data to drive improvement.
• Lead quality assurance activities, including audits, case reviews, and thematic learning.
• Identify and implement service improvements that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and impact.
• Ensure compliance with statutory duties, local procedures, and safeguarding requirements.
• Contribute to governance arrangements, performance reporting, and strategic service development.
• Support staff development through coaching, supervision, and reflective practice.

Skills

Leadership

Early Help

MASH

Safeguarding

Analytical

Communication

Relationship building

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel seeks a Social Work Team Leader for the Children’s Early Help Front Door MASH in Dudley. The locum, full-time post offers an hourly rate of £44 and ongoing engagement, with flexible working between office and home after induction.

You will lead multi-agency decision-making, quality assurance and performance management to ensure timely, effective support for children and families.