Children's Team Manager
Team: MASH
Location: Wigan
Details:
You will need to have experience in managing a MASH team at the front door, other abilities you will need are;
You will ensure that Wigan Borough Council meets it statutory duty to safeguard children and Young Persons and that they remain safe, in accordance with the Safeguarding Children's Partnership /Board threshold document
You will work within a multi-agency setting to undertake and/or facilitate decision-making as to the most appropriate response to a safeguarding concern for a child/ Young Person/families. You will ensure application of correct threshold when identifying levels of need.
You will ensure multi-agency partnership working and decision making, while working collaboratively with families/YPs/ to keep the child in focus in safety planning whilst recognising family support networks) and that families have strengths, that there is an established shared decision making to keep children safe.
You will provide day to day direction and coordination of staff working in the MAST.
You will provide Management Oversight at screening and in Contact Records/Referrals whilst evidencing robust and safe decisions that are child focussed within strict deadlines.
You will ensure social workers and partner agencies share information effectively and decide about the appropriate response to contacts and notifications received by the MAST. This include oversighting the quality and effectiveness of...