Team Manager (MASH)

Team Manager (MASH)

London Borough of Havering

Contract: Permanent

Pay - £59,511 to £63,966 per annum subject to final confirmation with an additional Market Supplement of £4,000

The London Borough of Havering is looking to recruit a Team Manager (MASH) to manage the operational day to day service delivery of the MASH to ensure that the service provided is to the highest professional standards and is responsive to agreed thresholds and legislative requirements specific to the MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub).

If successful in your application for the role of Team Manager (MASH), London Borough of Havering, you will/will be:

• Manage and oversee staff to ensure effective delivery of services to children, young people, and their families through high quality social work in line with standards of good practice, legislation, and guidance.
• Lead and monitor staff in ensuring robust recording of information on relevant systems and databases in line with standards set.
• Ensure that managerial decisions are recorded in a timely manner within agreed timescales and that there is consistency in appropriate threshold application.
• To cover for the Family Intervention Team Manager as and when required.
• Responsible for managing sickness absence in line with HR processes and ensuring service needs are met.
• Ensuring accurate recording of decisions whilst capturing and evidencing the voice of the child
• Support the Service Manager and Head of Service where required in planning and developing services for vulnerable children, young people, and their families, identifying needs and potential difficulties/challenges, escalating issues as appropriate.
• To work effectively with the safeguarding partnership to support identification of partnership training needs e.g. improving quality of referrals and consistent application of thresholds.

As one of the greenest boroughs in London, resourcefulness is in our nature. We don’t wait to be told, we take the initiative. We face the future head-on, embracing new challenges with open minds and fresh ideas. There’s lots of opportunities to progress here, and if you seize them we’ll support you all the way. Choose Havering and see the difference you’ll make to the people that live, work and learn here.

From caring for those who need it most, to ensuring our highways and streets are safe, providing a roof over the heads of our residents, providing excellent customer service or, enhancing our digital services for staff and residents, there are so many ways you can make a positive influence here. And, whether you’re outdoorsy, people-focused or analytical, we have a role that’s right for you.

Please view Job Profile here

The London Borough of Havering is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and meet the essential criteria as specified in the Job Profile will be guaranteed an interview.

Priority consideration on all advertised roles will be given to London Borough of Havering Redeployees.

The London Borough of Havering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that a Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) check will be required for any position with access to these groups under the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In addition, the Authority reserves the right to request employees undertake a basic disclosure check (Disclosure Scotland) where required for the role this includes anyone who has access to (or information obtained directly from) a government database, or has a GCSX account. These posts will be required to have a Basic Disclosure Scotland check as per the requirements of BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standards).

Pay - £59,511 to £63,966 per annum subject to final confirmation with an additional Market Supplement of £4,000

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 14^th September 2025, however, interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770