Team Manager - MASH

Wirral Council; Wirral; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced Team Manager for the Adult Social Care MASH Team on a 6-month fixed-term contract with possible permanency. The role leads a specialist team handling complex reviews, safeguarding enquiries, and high‑risk cases for adults with care needs.

You will supervise practice, ensure quality assessments and support plans, chair safeguarding meetings, and collaborate with partners to improve outcomes while enabling flexible hybrid working

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with HCPC.
• Experience in Adult Social Care and safeguarding.
• Strong leadership and sound professional decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership, managing a team and specialist support in complex reviews, safeguarding enquiries and high‑risk cases involving adults with care and support needs.
• Chair safeguarding meetings and support Court of Protection work.
• Mentor staff, drive service improvements and develop best practice across partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Social Work degree & HCPC registered

Job description

• Employer: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
• Location: Mallory, 2 Alice Ker Square, Wirral, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Contract
• Working Pattern: Full Time/Flexible Hours
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• Closing Date: 27/09/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: AH&SC/26/344185

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Team Manager to join our Adult Social Care MASH Team on a 6-month fixed-term basis, with the possibility of this becoming permanent.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to provide professional leadership, managing a team and specialist support in managing complex reviews, safeguarding enquiries, and high-risk cases involving adults with care and support needs. You will work closely with practitioners to oversee complex casework, quality assure assessments and support plans, chair safeguarding meetings, support Court of Protection work, and promote effective risk management and person‑centred practice.

The role also involves mentoring staff, driving service improvements, developing best practice, and working collaboratively with partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes for adults and carers.

About the Candidate:

You will be a qualified and registered Social Worker with substantial experience in Adult Social Care and safeguarding practice. You will have a strong track record of managing complex cases, making sound professional decisions, and supporting practitioners to deliver high‑quality services, and managing a team.

The successful candidate will be an effective leader with excellent communication, analytical and assessment skills. You will have a strong understanding of safeguarding, the Mental Capacity Act, risk management, and relevant legislation, together with the ability to build positive relationships across multi‑agency partnerships. A commitment to continuous improvement, professional development, and achieving the best outcomes for adults and carers is essential.

Interviews to take place week commencing 14th September

We believe in giving you the flexibility to work where you’re most productive. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, combining the benefits of remote work with the collaboration and connection of in‑office days, twice a week.

Wirral Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safer recruitment process, all successful applicants will be subject to thorough pre‑employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, verified reference checks, verification of qualifications and identity, and checks of the right to work in the UK.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. For this vacancy, candidates must have an existing right to work in the UK before commencing employment. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available for this post. Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process.

This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.

If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, and as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing [e-mail]

Working at Wirral

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We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill‑health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family‑friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.

Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.

We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier‑free and as accessible as possible please contact [e-mail]