Senior Service Manager – Multi-Agency Child Protection

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team. You will lead and shape child protection practice, ensuring timely, high-quality interventions and safeguarding outcomes for at-risk children.

The role involves strategic and operational leadership, overseeing performance, QA and practice development, and working closely with partners across social care, education, health and policing.

Qualifications

• Significant expertise in child protection and safeguarding.
• Experience leading high-performing social work services.
• Ability to drive service improvement and professional learning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape child protection practice across the Multi Agency Child Protection Team.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership to Lead Child Protection Practitioners.
• Oversee service performance, QA, and practice development to ensure safe, timely interventions.
• Promote collaborative working with education, health, policing and safeguarding partners.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Practice development

Quality assurance

Cross-agency collaboration

Job description

Nottingham City Council is seeking an experienced Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team. You will lead and shape child protection practice, ensuring timely, high-quality interventions and safeguarding outcomes for at-risk children.

The role involves strategic and operational leadership, overseeing performance, QA and practice development, and working closely with partners across social care, education, health and policing.