We have a vacancy as a MASH Team Manager, an excellent opportunity for career development.   

If you want to be challenged and engaged in helping children and families bounce back from adversity, consider yourself to be professionally curious and dynamic practitioner who can thrive in a fast paced and high energy service, then the Assessment, Intervention & Planning Service is for you. At the heart of child protection, it’s an exciting place to work. It’s where our MASH, social work assessment, Child in Need, Child Protection and Court Work takes place.

Our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) has been going from strength to resulting in the creation of a lively and engaged partnership of professionals that work effectively together in managing contacts for Early Help and Children’s Social Care Services. We are currently seeking experienced, dynamic and child-centred social work managers to join us on our journey. We are very interested to hear from individuals who can drive excellent engagement with key stakeholders and referrers, consolidate and build upon positive progress made and who can motivate and lead the MASH workforce to deliver the highest quality ‘front door’ services for children.

Successful candidates will be able to engage children and families in their assessments and plans in innovative ways and have a proven record of delivering high quality services and interventions to vulnerable children and families in partnership with a wide range of different agencies and organisations. It is also essential that you possess in-depth knowledge and understanding of the legislative framework and polices in relation to safeguarding children. In addition, you must be able to provide evidence of your excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to impact families to promote positive outcomes for children and influence the professional networks that you work with.

If you can thrive in a fast paced, complex and dynamic environment, have an excellent work ethic and a passion for ensuring children, young people and families receive access to the right help, first time, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to know more and have an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Marshall, 0208 359 6530, Sarah.Marshall@barnet.gov.uk

About Family Services

The aim of the Family Service is to ensure that all children and young people in Barnet achieve the best possible outcomes and to enable them to become successful adults, especially our most vulnerable children. They should be supported by high quality, integrated and inclusive services that identify additional support needs early, are accessible, responsive and affordable for the individual child and their family.

What we offer 

• 30 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
• Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time
• A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

How to apply

Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying and have an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Marshall, 0208 359 6530, Sarah.Marshall@barnet.gov.uk

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.

To deliver Barnet Council’s commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds including from the LGBT+ community, genders, ages, disabilities, faiths/beliefs and candidates from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement.

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.

Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.

Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.