MST Team Supervisor - Lead Trauma-Informed Family Therapy

Cheshire East Council; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Enhanced annual leave

Hybrid/remote working where possible

Green car salary sacrifice

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is seeking an experienced Multisystemic Therapy Team Supervisor to lead a team delivering MST interventions for children and families. The role involves on‑call hours, clinical advice, and ensuring safe service delivery outside normal hours.

You will oversee casework, support practitioners, and collaborate with Social Care and partner agencies to drive outcomes. The position offers hybrid/remote working where possible and a supportive learning culture.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in social work, probation, mental health, psychology, nursing, or related field.
• Significant experience working with children and families facing safeguarding and behavioural challenges.
• Experience supervising, coaching and supporting practitioners to achieve positive outcomes.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge, risk management and child development.
• Ability to make sound decisions and provide clear professional guidance.
• Commitment to strengths-based, trauma-informed and anti-discriminatory practice.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of practitioners delivering MST interventions.
• Provide clinical oversight, risk management and safeguarding leadership.
• Support complex decision-making to ensure positive outcomes.
• Build relationships with Social Care, Early Help and partners.
• Drive service quality, learning and continuous improvement through supervision and audits.
• Promote trauma-informed, strength-based practice across the service.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Communication

Partnership working

Safeguarding knowledge

Risk management

Education

Professional qualification in social work, probation, mental health, psychology, nursing, or related field

Job description

Cheshire East Council is seeking an experienced Multisystemic Therapy Team Supervisor to lead a team delivering MST interventions for children and families. The role involves on‑call hours, clinical advice, and ensuring safe service delivery outside normal hours.

You will oversee casework, support practitioners, and collaborate with Social Care and partner agencies to drive outcomes. The position offers hybrid/remote working where possible and a supportive learning culture.