Service Manager - Family Support & Child Protection Team
London Borough of Lambeth are looking to expand their current service with a dedicated Service Manager seeking an opportunity to lead within a well-structured and organised Family Support and Child Protection Team. As well as joining a supportive and forward-thinking environment, our client offers a competitive salary, opportunities for training to enhance your leadership skills, and clear progression pathways within the service. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on outcomes for children and families while working alongside committed professionals and the wider community. This Service Manager role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstances and performance.

Service Manager - Family Support & Child Protection Team responsibilities include:
To provide strategic and operational leadership across the Family Support and Child Protection service, ensuring high-quality, child-centred practice at all times.
• To oversee service delivery, ensuring all statutory responsibilities are met and that safeguarding standards are consistently achieved and maintained.
• To manage and support Team Managers, ensuring effective oversight of caseloads, performance, and quality of practice across the service.
• To ensure workloads are appropriately allocated and balanced, promoting best use of team skills while prioritising the safety and wellbeing of children.
• To lead on performance management, service development, and continuous improvement, implementing changes where necessary to enhance outcomes.
• To ensure robust supervision and management oversight frameworks are in place, supporting staff development and maintaining practice standards.
• To work collaboratively with partner agencies, ensuring effective multi-agency safeguarding and early intervention approaches.
• To contribute to strategic planning, policy development, and inspection readiness across Children's Services.
• To chair key meetings, including strategy discussions and service reviews, ensuring effective decision-making and accountability.
 
Minimum requirements / Experience preferred:
• Significant post-qualifying experience within Family Support and Child Protection services in the UK Social Care sector.
• Proven experience in a management role (Team Manager level or above) within Children's Services.
• Social Work England Registration
• Minimum of 5 years post-qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry
• Enhanced DBS (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:
• Your own personal consultant
• Access to a variety of Social Care jobs nationwide
• DBS and Compliance Service
• Quick and Easy Registration Process
• Access to CPD
• Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Service Manager - Family Support & Child Protection Team role, or any similar vacancies we currently have available in Lambeth, please contact Sydnee Hannam or email your updated CV to us today