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Service Manager - Families First Partnership Programme
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Sandwell Children's 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 (£60,194 - £63,832 per year) dependent on experience
Full- time 37 hours per week
Fixed term contract until 31 March 2028
We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for a Families First Partnership Programme Service Manager, with a focus on Multi-Agency Child Protection.
About the Role:
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Service Manager to lead on Multi-Agency Child Protection as part of the implementation of the national reforms in children’s social care. This is a critical leadership role focused on strengthening statutory social work practice and improving outcomes for children at risk of significant harm.
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You will be responsible for driving forward a multi-agency approach to child protection, ensuring that services are responsive, evidence-informed, and aligned with national reform priorities.
Whilst good progress has been made, we are looking to recruit someone skilled, knowledgeable and passionate who can continue to drive improvement at pace and achieve better outcomes for babies, children and young people, particularly where there are concerns about significant harm.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of multi-agency child protection services in line with national reforms.
- Provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure high-quality statutory social work practice.
- Champion best practice in safeguarding, risk assessment, and intervention for children in need of protection.
- Work collaboratively with partners to embed a shared vision and integrated approach to child protection.
- Monitor performance, ensure compliance with statutory duties, and drive continuous improvement.
About You:
This role requires a confident and knowledgeable leader with a deep understanding of statutory children’s social work. You must hold a recognised social work qualification and be registered with the relevant professional body.
You will also need to demonstrate:
- Extensive management experience in children’s statutory services.
- Subject matter expertise in child protection, including direct experience of frontline practice.
- A strong track record of leading service transformation and delivering improved outcomes.
- Excellent communication, partnership, and leadership skills.
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.
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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 31st August 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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