Practice Manager - Complex Safeguarding

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	19 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	21 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Salford, M275DA
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75787781

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Salford City Council is seeking to appoint an experienced and dynamic Complex Safeguarding Operational Manager to lead and develop our multi-agency response to child exploitation and complex safeguarding risks.

This is a critical leadership role within our Children’s Directorate, providing operational oversight of a specialist, multi-agency team working with children and young people at risk of exploitation. You will ensure the delivery of high-quality, child-centred services aligned to Salford’s Complex Safeguarding Strategy, operational guidance, and wider prevention priorities.

About the role

You will manage a skilled and diverse team, driving performance, quality assurance and innovation in practice. The role requires strong strategic and operational leadership to ensure that children at risk of exploitation receive timely, effective and trauma-informed support.

You will:

Lead and develop a multi-agency team delivering complex safeguarding services
Drive implementation of the Complex Safeguarding Strategy and Local Prevention Strategy
Ensure robust supervision, performance management and professional development of staff
Maintain oversight of risk management and case quality through effective quality assurance frameworks
Represent the service at local, Greater Manchester and national forums
Develop and maintain strong partnership arrangements to strengthen prevention and early intervention
Contribute to funding bids and oversee budgets in line with service priorities
Support the development of policy, procedure and operational guidance in line with statutory safeguarding responsibilities

You will play a key role in embedding a strengths-based, child-first and holistic approach to complex safeguarding, ensuring that practice is informed by legislation, research and local intelligence.

About you

You will be a qualified Social Worker (DipSW, MASW or equivalent) with at least three years’ experience in Children’s Social Care, including experience working with vulnerable and exploited children and young people.

You will demonstrate:

Strong leadership and supervisory experience within a statutory setting
The ability to manage and motivate multi-agency professionals
Excellent analytical skills and confidence interpreting complex performance and financial data
Experience of managing change and delivering service improvement
Knowledge of child protection legislation, modern slavery guidance and exploitation frameworks
The ability to develop policy, implement strategy and influence across partnerships
Confidence in quality assurance and performance management systems

You will be an essential car user and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

What we can offer

At Salford, we are committed to investing in our workforce. We offer:

A comprehensive learning and development programme
Access to professional qualifications and apprenticeships
A strong digital development offer through our Digital Skills Academy
A supportive leadership culture built around our values: Pride, Passion, People and Personal Responsibility
Flexible working opportunities under our #HappytoTalkFlexible approach

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children at risk of exploitation and to lead innovative, partnership-driven safeguarding practice across the city.

If you are passionate about complex safeguarding, committed to high standards of practice, and ready to lead transformational work within a multi-agency environment, we would welcome your application.

Please upload your CV and supporting statement as part of your online application.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

If you have completed the GM Elevate Leadership Development Programme within the last 2 years, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Want to know more about Salford?
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