MASH Team Manager

Oxfordshire County Council; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in Oxfordshire is looking for a passionate Team Manager to lead the MASH Service focused on children’s social care. You will manage Assistant Team Managers and Social Workers, ensuring timely and effective support for children and families in need. Ideal candidates will embody values of kindness, equality, and integrity while promoting innovation in service delivery. This role offers a flexible working culture and strong commitment to development.

Benefits

Annual leave starting at 30 days

Flexible working culture

Local Government pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Family friendly policies

Childcare vouchers and discounts

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate about making a difference in children's lives.
• Must embody values of kindness, equality, and integrity.
• Willingness to explore and innovate in service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Line manage Assistant Team Managers and Social Workers.
• Help children and families in need of support.
• Ensure safety and effectiveness in team management.
• Oversee budget management for the team.

Job description

About Us

Together, we’re shaping children’s social care for the future. Every day, our colleagues are helping to transform the lives of the residents of Oxfordshire.

In our Early Help, Assessment and Prevention Directorate, we’re committed to delivering lasting change, by helping the children, young people, and families of Oxfordshire to thrive. We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach.

Everyday you’ll be challenged in a new way, supported by your team, in an organisation that is free thinking, flexible, and helps people achieve their ambitions. We’re not afraid to do things differently and our dynamic culture means this is a place where new ideas are embraced, and innovation thrives.

We believe that together, our differences make us stronger, and that diversity is the foundation for innovation. Here, you can create a unique career for yourself – while raising the bar for the future of children’s social care.

We’ve been consistently rated as “good” by Ofsted, and we continue to strive to do better.

About the Role

• The post holder will line manage Assistant Team Managers and Social Workers (Senior Practitioners).
• The purpose of this job is to help children, young people and families in need of help and protection with a particular focus on managing referrals and safeguarding concerns received by the MASH for children who are newly referred or who are not currently open to a statutory social work team.
• The post holder will hold supervisory responsibility for Assistant Team Managers and senior social workers.
• The post has lead responsibility for ensuring that the duty and assessment function in the team is managed safely and delivers outcomes effectively and in a timely way.
• Oversees the effective management of team’s budget.

About you

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children, young people, and families in need of help and protection? We have an exciting Team Manager role opportunity within the MASH Service in Oxfordshire! The post holder will be free-thinking and brave, and that sets you apart. You'll be supportive and energised; you don’t accept the norm if it can be done better - finding answers through exploration and courage. Just as importantly, you will embody our values in everything you do: always learning, be kind and care, equality and integrity in all we do, taking responsibility and daring to do it differently.

Fundamentally, you'll be passionate about delivering stand-out public services, because we're here to make every moment the best it can be for the residents of Oxfordshire.

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county - we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

• Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays).
• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24 x 7.
• Range of family friendly policies.
• Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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