Are you an experienced Team Manager looking for your next challenge or a skilled MASH Senior Social Worker/Practitioner looking for the next step in your career? If so we have a great opportunity for you. The Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) are looking for a dynamic individual to work alongside 2 other team managers. The role is based at the Police Headquarters, Hinchingbrooke and is co-located with our partner agencies: Health, Police, Adult MASH, Early Help and Education as well as a number of virtual partners. MASH works closely with the Customer Service Centre who receive all referrals and create these on the Liquid Logic system for the MASH. You will be joining a highly effective and supportive team that is made up of both social care qualified and alternatively qualified staff. This post is hybrid with days in the office and days working from home. We pride ourselves on providing all workers in the MASH with a friendly, safe, and supportive environment to work in. If this sounds like a role that suits your skill set, we would love to hear from you! For more information, or an informal chat, call Nathalie Watkins on 01223 475920 or email joinus@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.Interviews will be held week commencing 17th NovemberAppointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role will be required to work from a Police building and therefore this post will be subject to the outcome of a Police vetting check. What will you be doing? In this role, you will review all incoming contacts, allocate work, sign off outcomes, monitor performance, and handle staffing issues, while taking responsibility for the training and development of the team.You will oversee multi-agency enquiries, using verbal and written communication skills to engage with MASH workers and partner agencies, applying thresholds for intervention and analysing risk levels daily.There is line management of one Senior Practitioner and three Social Workers, alongside responsibility for the CAIOs within your team, who are managed by your Senior Practitioner.Additionally, you will support partnership efforts by leading specific areas of MASH work, chair daily MASH meetings, liaise daily with internal social care and early help teams, and represent the MASH at weekly MARAC meetings. About you You will be able to demonstrate that you can think creatively in delivering targeted support and intervention and have a significant level of knowledge and experience in children’s social care. You will be able to demonstrate your ability and understanding of threshold application within a timely manner, to ensure children, young people and families receive the right service at the right time.You will have strong leadership skills with experience in managing a team.You will be able to engage well with agency partners and help drive effective working relationship. For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification. Our benefits We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your familyBuy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice schemeTake your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstancesMake Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savingsAccess to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growthPaid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working dayAccess to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion networkOpportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition AwardsAn Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes