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Service Manager - Families First Partnership Programme - Multi-Agency Child Protection
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Sandwell Childrens Trust
At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.
What we can offer you:-
- Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
- We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
- We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.
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Band J SCP 48 – 51 (£62,179 - £65,938 per year) dependent on experience
Full- time 37 hours per week
Fixed term contract until 31 March 2027
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Families First Partnership Programme Service Manager, with a focus on Multi-Agency Child Protection to support design, test and implement the MACPT model as part of Families First transformation.
About the Role: -
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Service Manager to lead the design, development and implementation of the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) model as part of the Families First Partnership Programme and the national reforms in children's social care. This is a key transformational leadership role focused on developing, testing and embedding a new multi-agency approach to child protection that strengthens partnership working, improves decision-making and delivers better outcomes for children and families.
The postholder will work across the partnership to shape the future MACPT model, supporting service design, implementation planning, workforce development, governance arrangements and evaluation. They will ensure the model is aligned to national Families First reforms, local priorities and emerging learning from implementation activity.
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Whilst good progress has already been made, we are looking to recruit someone with the vision, leadership and programme delivery skills required to drive this work forward and support successful implementation ahead of April 2027.
Key Responsibilities: -
- Lead the design, development and implementation of the Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) model as part of the Families First Partnership Programme.
- Work with partner agencies to develop and embed a shared vision, operating model, governance framework and implementation plan for MACPT.
- Support the testing and evaluation of key components of the model, including multi-agency working arrangements, decision-making processes and workforce roles.
- Develop implementation plans, policies, procedures and practice guidance to support successful rollout.
- Work collaboratively with operational leaders, practitioners and partners to support culture change and readiness for implementation.
- Monitor progress against programme milestones, identify risks and barriers, and drive continuous improvement.
- Ensure learning from pilot activity, national developments and local evaluation informs future model development.
- Provide professional leadership and expertise in safeguarding and child protection to ensure the model is evidence-informed and aligned with statutory requirements.
About You: -
This role requires a confident and experienced leader with significant expertise in safeguarding, child protection and service transformation. You must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with the relevant professional body.
You will also be able to demonstrate:
- Significant leadership and management experience within children's statutory services.
- Strong knowledge of child protection systems, safeguarding practice and partnership working.
- Experience of leading service transformation, programme implementation or organisational change.
- Ability to develop and implement new service models across complex multi-agency environments.
- Strong project management, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- A commitment to improving outcomes for children through innovation, collaboration and evidence-informed practice.
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Come and join an enthusiastic team with the passion and drive to improve outcomes for children in Sandwell. This is a fast-paced and rewarding area of work, with a significant focus on implementing the Families First reforms ahead of April 2027.
When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.
So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply:-
To be considered for this role, please submit your up-to-date CV together with a supporting statement of no more than 1,000 words demonstrating how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role. Your supporting statement should address the essential criteria outlined in the person specification, providing relevant examples where possible. In order to comply with safer recruitment standards your CV should include a complete employment history, with any gaps clearly explained.
Please submit your application to recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk
Closing date: midnight on Monday 28th September 2026
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
If you require further information on the role or working for us please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and a member of our Recruitment Team will be happy to give you a call.
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