Multi-Agency Safeguarding Team Manager

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave

Local Government pension

Family-friendly policies

Health & wellbeing support

Professional development

Job summary

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a MACPT Team Manager to lead a multi-agency child protection team. You will provide expert leadership, oversee safeguarding decisions, and coordinate responses to all forms of significant harm to children.

Collaboration with professionals across social care, police, health, and education is essential. The role emphasizes restorative and relational practice, staff development, and ensuring timely, proportionate responses to risk.

Qualifications

• A recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience within statutory children's social care.
• Experience of working at, or operating at, Team Manager level within children's safeguarding services.
• Advanced knowledge of child protection legislation, statutory guidance, safeguarding practice frameworks, and multi-agency safeguarding arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, oversight, and professional challenge to support high standards of child protection practice.
• Oversee the quality of specialist consultation and advice across the partnership to support Family Help.
• Promote meaningful engagement with children, families, and carers through restorative and strengths-based practice.
• Lead safeguarding responses relating to extra-familial harm, exploitation, grooming and serious youth violence.
• Monitor performance, caseloads, service demand, and resource allocation to ensure safe and effective practice.

Skills

Social work leadership

Child protection knowledge

Team management

Multi-agency working

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a MACPT Team Manager to lead a multi-agency child protection team. You will provide expert leadership, oversee safeguarding decisions, and coordinate responses to all forms of significant harm to children.

Collaboration with professionals across social care, police, health, and education is essential. The role emphasizes restorative and relational practice, staff development, and ensuring timely, proportionate responses to risk.