Team Manager – Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)

Lincolnshire County Council; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Lincolnshire is seeking a Team Manager for the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT). The role involves providing leadership, ensuring high-quality child protection planning, and championing innovative practice. Candidates must hold a Social Work qualification and have at least five years of experience in child protection. A competitive salary of £60,050 - £65,878 is offered along with a comprehensive benefits package. Hybrid work arrangements will be part of the role.

Benefits

Extensive benefits package

Professional support and development opportunities

Relocation package available

Qualifications

• At least 5 years post-qualifying experience working with children and families.
• Recent experience in child protection practice.
• Leadership experience in social work settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide inspiring leadership to a team of Child Protection Practitioners.
• Embed and evolve the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team model.
• Drive quality assurance and continuous improvement in child protection.

Skills

Partnership working

Leadership

Child protection practice

Engaging children in decision making

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

About the Job – Team Manager, Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)

Lincolnshire is leading the way in transforming child protection practice. Following our role as a national Pathfinder for the Families First Partnership Programme, we are building on strong foundations and expanding our innovative Multi-Agency Child Protection

Team (MACPT). This is your opportunity to join us at a pivotal moment and help shape the future of child protection in Lincolnshire.

We need a second Team Manager, who can work collaboratively to provide inspiring leadership to a specialist team of Lead Child Protection Practitioners (LCPPs) who are central to driving high‑quality child protection planning and ensuring consistent, collaborative decision‑making for children and families. This is not just a management role, it’s a chance to influence practice at a strategic level and create the conditions for innovative practice and family first thinking!

What makes this role unique?

• You’ll work with a colleague to lead a team that sits at the heart of Lincolnshire’s safeguarding partnership, working alongside Independent Reviewing Officers, and the Local Authority Designated Officer within our Quality and Standards Service.
• You’ll champion relationship‑based practice and systems thinking, ensuring that innovation and consistency underpin everything we do.
• You’ll work closely with locality managers and partners to strengthen collaborative approaches, supporting social workers and their supervisors to deliver outstanding outcomes for children.

Your leadership will:

• Embed and evolve the MACPT model, ensuring it remains purposeful, partnership‑driven, and effective for families.
• Drive quality assurance and continuous improvement across child protection planning.
• Foster a culture of learning, reflection, and shared responsibility within your team and across the wider service.

This is an exciting time to join Lincolnshire. We’ve laid the groundwork—now we need a second manager who can work collaboratively with the manager in post already to take us forward. If you are passionate about child protection, committed to systemic approaches, and ready to make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

About You

A Social Work qualification is essential for this post.
You will have:

• At least 5 years post‑qualifying experience working with children and families.
• Recent experience in child protection practice and recent/current leadership experience.
• A proven track record of working creatively to ensure services engage children and young people in decision‑making and promote their voices.
• Strong skills in partnership working and the ability to influence practice across agencies.

Our offer

We are offering a competitive salary of £60,050 - £65,878 along with an extensive benefits package; details of which can be found in rewards and benefits brochure. Our current staff recommend the many opportunities for professional support and development, the passion for safeguarding across the service and the commitment to relationship based practice.

Closing date: 7th December 2025 Interviews are planned for 16th, 17th 18th and 19th December 2025

For an informal discussion please contact:

Debbie Johnson ([phone] [e-mail]

or Carolyn Knight on 07879603618 [e-mail]

PLEASE NOTE

It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Please refer to our Job Information Pack here to support you in your application.

A relocation package may be considered for the successful candidate. More details relating to our Relocation Policy can be found here.

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.

On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.

We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.

Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.