Family Connect Safeguarding Manager

Telford & Wrekin Council is looking for a Family Connect Safeguarding Team Manager (Social Worker). The post is full time, permanent, 37 hours per week, at grade PO16 qualified, with a salary of £53,460 to £56,724 per annum.

• Market factor allowance of £3,000
• Full reimbursement of your annual Social Work England registration fee
• Incentive Golden Hello of £5,000, paid in two instalments (£2,000 upon commencement and £3,000 after 2 years of continuous service)

We have been judged to be an ‘Outstanding’ local authority and have received praise for our commitment to children, staff development, and workforce stability.

Family Connect is a multi‑agency partnership approach to safeguarding children and young people, providing a single point of contact for services accessed by the public and professionals. It supports early help, provides triage services, and offers timely, informed decision‑making for safeguarding and prevention.

• Lead, manage, supervise, and hold staff accountable for delivering a high‑standard service in a specific service area.
• Promote and lead the systemic approach to work with children, young people, and families.
• Undertake duties expected of social work managers in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework at advanced level.
• Support continuous service improvement and the adoption of strengths‑based approaches.
• Ensure robust supervision policies are followed and provide regular, quality supervision to staff.

• Qualified social worker with relevant experience managing a safeguarding team.
• Ability to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team in a partnership environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
• Completion of an enhanced DBS check and a Disclosure & Barring Service check as a requirement for working with children and young people.

We celebrate a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice. We expect all staff to share a commitment to safeguarding and will provide continuous development of recruitment processes that promote a culture of safeguarding.

• Competitive rates of pay.
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax‑efficient Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes.
• Free parking.
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day.
• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling.

Please click on the links below to view the full job description and person specification. A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please contact Emma Martin, Service Delivery Manager, for further details or if you have any queries.

Telford & Wrekin Council does not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

All candidates will be assessed in accordance with the equal opportunities and diversity policies of Telford & Wrekin Council.