Team Manager - MASH

London Social Work for Children; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Southwark Council is seeking a dedicated MASH Team Manager to lead and develop a high‑performing multi‑agency team delivering timely assessments and safeguarding for children and families across Southwark.

You will provide professional guidance, supervise staff with emotional intelligence, and drive practice improvements, supported by a strong commitment to anti‑discriminatory practice and equality.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
• Extensive knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, and child development.
• Proven leadership experience, driving practice improvements and reporting.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making skills; commitment to anti‑ discriminatory practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing multi‑agency MASH team.
• Promote excellent social work practice with timely assessments and interventions.
• Provide emotionally intelligent supervision and staff development.
• Drive effective decision‑making to ensure timely support for children and families.
• Prepare formal reports and drive practice improvements across the service.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Anti-discriminatory practice

Emotional intelligence

Supervision

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

This role is subject to a welcome payment of £2,500 (paid as £1,250 on appointment and £1,250 after successful completion of the probation period). The post holder will thereafter receive a retention payment of £3,000 per year for their first two years, rising to £4,000 per year after three years.

About the role

Are you passionate about making a positive difference in children's lives in Southwark? Does the sound of leading a team of dedicated professionals who share your passion for positive outcomes for children and families appeal to you? If yes, Southwark's MASH Service has the perfect role for you.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a high-performing multi-agency team, driving effective decision-making and ensuring children and young people receive the right support at the right time. As MASH Team Manager, the post holder will provide leadership, management, and professional guidance to their team, promoting excellent social work practice and ensuring timely assessments, purposeful interventions, and effective safeguarding measures. Through one-to-one and group supervisions, the post holder will challenge and motivate the team to deliver outstanding services to vulnerable children, young people, and their families, whilst upholding high professional standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing a high-performing multi-agency MASH team
• Promoting excellent social work practice, including timely assessments and purposeful interventions
• Providing high-quality, emotionally intelligent supervision and supporting staff development
• Driving effective decision-making to ensure children and young people receive the right support at the right time
• Preparing formal reports and driving practice improvements across the service

About you

Southwark is looking for a passionate and dedicated professional who brings a strong combination of professional values, behaviours, and specialist skills, with a demonstrable commitment to high-quality social work practice and positive outcomes for children and families. The successful candidate will be committed to anti-discriminatory practice and addressing inequality in all aspects of their work.

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England
• Have extensive knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, and child development
• Have proven experience in professional leadership, driving practice improvements, and preparing formal reports
• Possess strong analytical and decision-making skills to evaluate complex information
• Be committed to anti-discriminatory practice and addressing inequality
• Be able to provide high-quality, emotionally intelligent supervision and support staff development

Southwark Council is passionate about its people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to its communities. This is demonstrated through its council-wide commitment to tackle racial inequality through the Southwark Stands Together initiative. Applications are particularly welcomed from members of the Black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level.

As part of its commitment to inclusion, Southwark offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, those currently in or previously in care, and those who consider themselves disabled or have a long-term health condition, provided minimum role requirements are met.

This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at Enhanced - Children's (Barred) level.

About Southwark

We are thelargestlocal authoritysocial landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark's residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.

At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark's communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

At Southwark Children’s Services, we pride ourselves on doing our vital job differently. Our systemic, holistic, family-centred approach sits at the core of our values. And our endlessly supportive, collective, culture underpins everything we do to protect vulnerable children across our borough.

Southwark is a great place to grow and develop as a social worker. We continue to provide fantastic career progression opportunities. Supported by great partnerships and resources we are always growing and developing what we do through innovation, investment in our workforce and, most importantly, listening to children and families, and those that work with them.

Our offer to staff includes:

• competitive remuneration packages
• the opportunity to work in a vibrant borough in the heart of London with excellent access to Central London and easy transport links to the South East
• a multi-cultural and diverse working environment, which provides excellent opportunities for enhancing your skills
• modern digital plan with technology to support flexible working arrangements
• professional development and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities through an established and extensive learning and development plan and opportunities.
• opportunities to train as a Practice Educator and develop experience with student
• clinical practitioners attached to every team to support you as an individual and your work with children and families.
• culture of innovation and a 'can do' approach to problem solving in Social Care
• stable, supportive leadership; Southwark has a lower ratio of workers to managers than most local authorities
• small teams with supportive managers and manageable caseload
• travel season ticket loans, cycle scheme, essential user care parking permits and local government pension
• family friendly, flexible and agile working, from home or on-site
• wellbeing programme, HSF Health plan and eye care scheme, EAP employee assistance programme, confidential counselling and support, and access to subsidised HSF health plan

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