Team Manager - Safeguarding Service
Newcastle City Council
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom£50,269 - £54,495 per annum (pay award pending)Closes: 6 May
This is your moment. Shape the Future. Feel Supported. Belong in Newcastle.
Newcastle is more than a workplace-it’s a community. A vibrant, multicultural city where creativity, kindness, and resilience run deep. From the Quayside to Jesmond Dene, from Ouseburn’s indie cafés to our world class universities, this is a city that welcomes you and your ideas with open arms.
About the Role
We are recruiting to the exciting and brand-new role of Team Manager to support our Safeguarding Service.
You’ll support the Service Manager, guide practitioners through varied and rewarding casework, and provide day to day professional leadership that helps colleagues thrive. You’ll also help embed Families First principles, promoting early help, strong multiagency relationships and practice that puts children’s voices at the centre of day today professional leadership that helps colleagues thrive.
Our Safeguarding Service
The ambition for Child Protection in Newcastle is for families to receive the right support at the right time and at the first time from the right people to ensure children are kept safe. Child Protection is underpinned by relational practice between partner agencies and families.
In Newcastle, we have established a Safeguarding Delivery Service and a Multiagency Child Protection Team which provides a seamless service when children are at risk of or have suffered significant harm. Within our Safeguarding Delivery Service and Multiagency Child Protection Team there is a range of skills and experience delivered by Social Workers, overseen by experienced Team Managers with the support of Child Protection Lead Practitioners with collaboration between partner agencies such as Police, Health and Education. Our aim is to provide a proportionate multi-agency response to harm.
Why Newcastle, Why Now?
We’re not just a local authority. We’re a city with ambition, heart, and a bold vision for children. At Children & Families Newcastle,we’re building something special: a service rooted in relationships, restorative practice, and real impact.
We’ve been judged Good with Outstanding areas by Ofsted — and we’re not stopping there.We’re working towards becoming a UNICEF Child Friendly City and a Marmot City, tackling inequality and putting children at the centre of everything we do.
Our Safeguarding Service
The ambition for Child Protection in Newcastle is for families to receive the right support at the right time and at the first time from the right people to ensure children are kept safe. Child Protection is underpinned by relational practice between partner agencies and families. In Newcastle, we have established a Safeguarding Delivery Service and a Multiagency Child Protection Team which provides a seamless service when children are at risk of or have suffered significant harm.
Within our Safeguarding Delivery Service and Multiagency Child Protection Team there is a range of skills and experience delivered by Social Workers, overseen by experienced Team Managers with the support of Child Protection Lead Practitioners with collaboration between partner agencies such as Police, Health and Education. Our aim is to provide a proportionate multi-agency response to harm.
A Culture Where You Can Thrive
Our values are simple but powerful: Be safe. Be heard. Be innovative. Be supported.
We want Newcastle to be a place where people enjoy coming to work, where you feel able to talk openly when things are difficult, where your ideas matter, and where you’re encouraged to grow. We invest in our people because we want them to stay, progress, and build long-term careers with us.
Our leadership team is visible, approachable, and deeply connected to the realities of frontline practice. They understand the pressures, celebrate the successes, and stand alongside you when challenges arise.
Flexibility That Works for Real Life
We know that great social work happens when people have balance, space, and trust. That’s why we offer:
A Connected, Supportive Workplace
Our teams are based in our locality bases in the heart of our communities and at Partnership House, a modern, collaborative space designed to support meaningful relationships and team connection.
You’ll also benefit from:
Benefits That Make a Real Difference
We want you to feel valued, not just in your work, but in your everyday life. Through our benefits package,you’ll have access to:
It’s all part of creating a workplace where you feel appreciated, supported, and part of something bigger.
A Community That Welcomes You
Newcastle is a city full of energy, warmth, and opportunity. A place where people look out for each other. A place where you can build a career, make a difference, and feel like you belong.
Grow your practice. Make a difference. Thrive in Newcastle.
This isn’t just another job.This is Newcastle.
Our Commitment
Newcastle City Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to building services that reflect, value and respond to our communities.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and particularly from individuals whose identities or experiences are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We recognise that this role involves sensitive and sometimes emotionally demanding work relating to racism and inequity. You will be supported through reflective spaces, supervision and team-based support tailored to your needs.
Your Next Step
Interested in a career with Newcastle City Council?
If you’re committed, and ready to take the next step in your career, this is your moment.
How to Apply
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Before completing the form please ensure you read the supporting documents. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
Please email Melanie Kennedy or Andrew Burden, Service Managers for Children & Families, for an informal conversation about the role at : Andrew.Burden@newcastle.gov.uk or Melanie.Kennedy@Newcastle.gov.uk
Newcastle is more than a workplace-it’s a community. A vibrant, multicultural city where creativity, kindness, and resilience run deep. From the Quayside to Jesmond Dene, from Ouseburn’s indie cafés to our world class universities, this is a city that welcomes you and your ideas with open arms.
About the Role
We are recruiting to the exciting and brand-new role of Team Manager to support our Safeguarding Service.
You’ll support the Service Manager, guide practitioners through varied and rewarding casework, and provide day to day professional leadership that helps colleagues thrive. You’ll also help embed Families First principles, promoting early help, strong multiagency relationships and practice that puts children’s voices at the centre of day today professional leadership that helps colleagues thrive.
Our Safeguarding Service
The ambition for Child Protection in Newcastle is for families to receive the right support at the right time and at the first time from the right people to ensure children are kept safe. Child Protection is underpinned by relational practice between partner agencies and families.
In Newcastle, we have established a Safeguarding Delivery Service and a Multiagency Child Protection Team which provides a seamless service when children are at risk of or have suffered significant harm. Within our Safeguarding Delivery Service and Multiagency Child Protection Team there is a range of skills and experience delivered by Social Workers, overseen by experienced Team Managers with the support of Child Protection Lead Practitioners with collaboration between partner agencies such as Police, Health and Education. Our aim is to provide a proportionate multi-agency response to harm.
Why Newcastle, Why Now?
We’re not just a local authority. We’re a city with ambition, heart, and a bold vision for children. At Children & Families Newcastle,we’re building something special: a service rooted in relationships, restorative practice, and real impact.
We’ve been judged Good with Outstanding areas by Ofsted — and we’re not stopping there.We’re working towards becoming a UNICEF Child Friendly City and a Marmot City, tackling inequality and putting children at the centre of everything we do.
Our Safeguarding Service
The ambition for Child Protection in Newcastle is for families to receive the right support at the right time and at the first time from the right people to ensure children are kept safe. Child Protection is underpinned by relational practice between partner agencies and families. In Newcastle, we have established a Safeguarding Delivery Service and a Multiagency Child Protection Team which provides a seamless service when children are at risk of or have suffered significant harm.
Within our Safeguarding Delivery Service and Multiagency Child Protection Team there is a range of skills and experience delivered by Social Workers, overseen by experienced Team Managers with the support of Child Protection Lead Practitioners with collaboration between partner agencies such as Police, Health and Education. Our aim is to provide a proportionate multi-agency response to harm.
A Culture Where You Can Thrive
Our values are simple but powerful: Be safe. Be heard. Be innovative. Be supported.
We want Newcastle to be a place where people enjoy coming to work, where you feel able to talk openly when things are difficult, where your ideas matter, and where you’re encouraged to grow. We invest in our people because we want them to stay, progress, and build long-term careers with us.
Our leadership team is visible, approachable, and deeply connected to the realities of frontline practice. They understand the pressures, celebrate the successes, and stand alongside you when challenges arise.
Flexibility That Works for Real Life
We know that great social work happens when people have balance, space, and trust. That’s why we offer:
- While many employers are pushing for a return to the office, we continue to recognise the value of working from home.Which means hybrid working that genuinely works - not just in name,meaning the freedom to avoid the rush hour or do the school run.
- The ability to carry over up to one week’s worth of flexi with an allowance of two days a month to take off.
- A culture that recognises you’re a whole person, not just an employee.
A Connected, Supportive Workplace
Our teams are based in our locality bases in the heart of our communities and at Partnership House, a modern, collaborative space designed to support meaningful relationships and team connection.
You’ll also benefit from:
- Free parking
- Excellent transport links.Regent Centre Metro is a 5minute walk from the office, and it’s only 13 minutes into the city centre for after work plans.
- Pool car scheme
- NHS car fleet scheme
Benefits That Make a Real Difference
We want you to feel valued, not just in your work, but in your everyday life. Through our benefits package,you’ll have access to:
- Vivup discounts, including savings at major supermarkets
- 5% off B&Q
- £12.50 spa days at the Crowne Plaza
- Discounted gym memberships
- 10% off Mr Mulligans
- A wide range of wellbeing, lifestyle, and financial support offers
It’s all part of creating a workplace where you feel appreciated, supported, and part of something bigger.
A Community That Welcomes You
Newcastle is a city full of energy, warmth, and opportunity. A place where people look out for each other. A place where you can build a career, make a difference, and feel like you belong.
Grow your practice. Make a difference. Thrive in Newcastle.
This isn’t just another job.This is Newcastle.
Our Commitment
Newcastle City Council is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to building services that reflect, value and respond to our communities.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, and particularly from individuals whose identities or experiences are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
We recognise that this role involves sensitive and sometimes emotionally demanding work relating to racism and inequity. You will be supported through reflective spaces, supervision and team-based support tailored to your needs.
Your Next Step
Interested in a career with Newcastle City Council?
If you’re committed, and ready to take the next step in your career, this is your moment.
How to Apply
Apply online at www.northeastjobs.org.uk, select 'Apply Now' and complete our online application form. Before completing the form please ensure you read the supporting documents. Any communication sent to you regarding your application will be sent to the email address you have set up on your Northeast Jobs account, so you will need to ensure that you check your inbox.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
Please email Melanie Kennedy or Andrew Burden, Service Managers for Children & Families, for an informal conversation about the role at : Andrew.Burden@newcastle.gov.uk or Melanie.Kennedy@Newcastle.gov.uk