Job search

An experienced Project Team Manager is required to lead a dedicated child protection service in London on an outside IR35 contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified social work professional with strong management experience and a proven record of delivering safe, effective and child-focused services.

You will provide clear operational leadership to a multidisciplinary team, ensuring that children and families receive timely, proportionate and high-quality support. The role will involve overseeing workloads, allocating cases appropriately, monitoring performance and ensuring that assessments, plans and interventions meet statutory requirements and relevant safeguarding standards.

Key responsibilities will include supervising and supporting social workers, promoting reflective practice, managing risk and responding effectively to complex safeguarding concerns. You will chair or contribute to strategy discussions, child protection conferences and professional meetings where required, while maintaining strong partnership working with education, health, police and other agencies.

You will also be responsible for identifying practice issues, implementing improvement plans and contributing to service development. Accurate recording, effective quality assurance and the timely escalation of concerns will be essential. The successful candidate will be confident working in a fast-paced environment and able to balance competing priorities while keeping the welfare and voice of the child at the centre of decision-making.

Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England. Substantial post-qualification experience within children’s social care is required, together with previous experience managing or supervising child protection teams. A sound knowledge of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and safeguarding procedures is essential, as is the ability to provide authoritative professional leadership.

The assignment is based in London and is offered outside IR35, subject to confirmation of individual working arrangements. Candidates should be available to commence at short notice and demonstrate excellent communication, organisation and decision-making skills. A commitment to equality, diversity and anti-discriminatory practice is expected throughout the role.