Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team to lead and shape safeguarding practice in Nottingham. You will drive high-quality interventions, coordinate across partners, and ensure timely risk management.

The role reports to the Head of Service and requires a strong track record of developing staff and delivering outcomes for children and families. The post involves strategic leadership of professionals across social care and partner agencies,

Qualifications

• Experience leading child protection or safeguarding services.
• Proven ability to develop staff and embed reflective practice.
• Strong track record in improving outcomes for vulnerable children.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to the Multi Agency Child Protection Team.
• Oversee service performance, quality assurance and practice development.
• Work collaboratively across social care, education, health and police to drive improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic oversight

Child protection

Job description

As Service Manager for the Multi Agency Child Protection Team, you will play a pivotal role in leading and shaping child protection practice across Nottingham, ensuring children at risk of significant harm receive timely, effective and high-quality interventions that safeguard their wellbeing and improve outcomes.

Reporting to the Head of Service, you will provide strategic and operational leadership to a team of Lead Child Protection Practitioners, creating the conditions for excellent practice, robust decision-making and a culture of continuous learning and improvement. You will oversee service performance, quality assurance and practice development, ensuring children and families receive effective support that is proportionate to risk and responsive to need.

Working collaboratively with colleagues across social care, education, health, policing and wider safeguarding partnerships, you will drive service improvement, influence strategic developments and champion innovative approaches that strengthen families, reduce risk and deliver lasting change for children and young people.

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational social work leader with significant expertise in child protection and safeguarding. You will have a strong track record of leading high-performing services, developing staff and embedding a culture of excellence, accountability and reflective practice. You will be passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and ensuring the voices of children and families remain at the heart of decision-making.

You will provide professional leadership and oversight of complex child protection work, supporting Lead Child Protection Practitioners to maintain high standards of practice, promote effective risk management and deliver consistent, child-centred interventions. Through your leadership, you will help ensure children experience safety, stability and permanence, while contributing to Nottingham’s ambition to provide outstanding services for children and families.

Ready to Apply?

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role to:

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Please note:

• The closing date for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 25^th October 2026.
• We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received.
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Company: Nottingham City Council

Salary: £58,602 – £62,109

Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Sector: Corporate Services

Sector: Corporate Management Team

Sector: Health and Social Care

Job Role: Manager