Service Manager (Integrated Front Door)

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Children\'s and Families Trust seeks a Service Manager for the Integrated Front Door (IFD), a six-month development opportunity within Children\'s Services. You will provide operational leadership across the IFD, drive safeguarding responses, and oversee multi-agency decision-making, performance, quality assurance, and service improvement, in collaboration with partners.

The role is ideal for an ambitious leader aiming for strategic leadership exposure and improved outcomes for children

Qualifications

• Significant management experience within Children's Social Care.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and thresholds for front door services.
• Experience in leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent partnership and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership across the Integrated Front Door (IFD).
• Oversee safeguarding responses and multi-agency decision-making.
• Drive performance management, quality assurance and workforce development.
• Lead service improvement activity and engage partners across social care, police, health and education.

Skills

Management experience

Safeguarding knowledge

Front door services

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Service Manager (Act Up Opportunity) - Integrated Front Door (IFD)
Duration: 6 Months

Are you an experienced and ambitious Team Manager ready to take the next step in your leadership journey?

An exciting six-month Act Up opportunity has arisen within Bradford Children's and Families Trust's Integrated Front Door (IFD). This role offers the chance to gain valuable Service Manager experience leading one of the most dynamic and high-profile services within Children's Services.

As Service Manager, you will provide operational leadership across the IFD, ensuring children and families receive timely, proportionate and effective safeguarding responses. You will oversee multi-agency decision-making, performance management, quality assurance, workforce development and service improvement activity, working closely with partners across social care, police, health and education.

We are looking for a motivated and resilient leader who can inspire teams, drive good practice and confidently manage competing priorities within a fast-paced environment. You will have a strong understanding of safeguarding, threshold decision-making, partnership working and performance management, alongside a commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and families.

This is an excellent development opportunity for an aspiring senior leader seeking exposure to strategic leadership, service performance, inspection readiness and organisational change.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Significant management experience within Children's Social Care.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, thresholds and front door services.
• Experience of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Excellent partnership and stakeholder management skills.
• A proven ability to manage performance, quality and risk.
• A passion for continuous improvement and delivering outstanding services for children and families.

Closing Date: 18.10.2026

Interviews to be arranged week commencing 19th October

Internal candidates: If you wish to apply for this secondment, you must obtain explicit consent from your line manager. A secondment does not affect your permanent role, and you will retain your permanent employee status throughout.

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