Location: Bury, 3 Knowsley Place
Salary: £52,413.21 - £53,459.66 plus £2000 market supplement
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Team Manager to lead our Complex Safeguarding Service, with a dedicated focus on tackling exploitation. This is a pivotal leadership role, driving forward our commitment to protecting vulnerable children and young people from harm, including criminal, sexual, and other forms of exploitation.
This role is central to our statutory duties in safeguarding children and young people, ensuring that robust systems are in place to identify, assess, and respond to risks associated with criminal, sexual, and other forms of exploitation.
As Team Manager, you will work within a skilled multi-disciplinary team, ensuring effective safeguarding practice, robust risk management, and innovative interventions. You will work closely with partners across police, health, education, and voluntary sectors to disrupt exploitation and safeguard those at risk.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate leader who is ready to make a real difference in the lives of children affected by exploitation, abuse, and complex safeguarding concerns.
The post holder will provide operational leadership and management oversight of a dedicated team, ensuring effective practice, compliance with statutory guidance, and the delivery of high-quality outcomes for children and families.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
* Provide clear leadership and direction to the Complex Safeguarding Team, ensuring statutory responsibilities are met.
* Oversee the management of complex cases, ensuring timely assessments, risk management, and safeguarding interventions.
* Ensure practice is consistent with legislation, statutory guidance, and local safeguarding procedures.
* Lead on partnership working with police, health, education, and voluntary sector colleagues to coordinate responses and disrupt exploitation.
* Monitor performance, quality assure practice, and report on outcomes to senior management and safeguarding boards.
* Provide supervision, support, and professional development opportunities for staff, ensuring a resilient and skilled workforce.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
* Substantial experience in safeguarding children and young people, with a strong understanding of exploitation.
* Proven management and supervisory skills within a statutory safeguarding context.
* In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation, statutory guidance, and best practice.
* Strong partnership working skills, with the ability to influence and coordinate multi-agency responses.
* Commitment to continuous improvement, service development, and the delivery of positive outcomes for children.
What We Offer:
* A supportive and collaborative working environment within a forward-thinking local authority.
* Access to professional development and training opportunities.
* The opportunity to make a significant impact in protecting children and young people from exploitation.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way.
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
Come and join Team Bury!
If you feel you can use your experience to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you! For an informal discussion about the role please contact Sakera Sheth on S.Sheth@bury.gov.uk
Closing Date: 11th January 2026
Interview Date: Week commencing 22nd January 2026