Team Manager - Contextual Safeguarding

We’re recruiting a Team Manager - Contextual Safeguarding to join our Children and Families service at Milton Keynes City Council. You’ll lead a dedicated team working with children and young people who are at risk of exploitation, serious youth violence, and other complex safeguarding concerns. This is a rewarding leadership role where you’ll shape how we respond to risk, improve outcomes, and support children to live safely within their families and communities wherever possible.

Milton Keynes City Council is a unitary authority delivering over 200 services to local residents, and we work closely with partners across health, education, and the community to make a lasting difference.

Site-Based role

This is a Site-Based role, and you’ll be expected to work from the designated workplace. Interviews for this role will be held on 22nd July 2026.

At Milton Keynes City Council, we aim to make a difference every day. We’re dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We act as one council, and we work hard to create cleaner, safer and healthier communities while tackling inequalities and supporting people to thrive.

• Lead a multi‑agency team to deliver high quality safeguarding interventions for children at risk of exploitation and harm.
• Ensure all casework, assessments and care planning meet statutory requirements and inspection standards.
• Oversee allocation, supervision and performance management of colleagues to achieve the best outcomes for children.
• Chair complex meetings including strategy discussions, legal planning and multi‑agency panels.
• Provide leadership on risk management, decision making and safeguarding practice in highly complex situations.
• Manage resources and budgets effectively to deliver the greatest impact for children and families.

Ideal Candidate

As a qualified social work professional, you’ll bring significant post qualification experience in children’s safeguarding. With strong knowledge of exploitation and complex risk, you’ll confidently manage challenging casework and guide others. Through your leadership style, you’ll motivate, coach and support colleagues to deliver high quality practice. By working collaboratively with partner agencies, you’ll help ensure children and young people are effectively safeguarded. Using clear communication, you’ll challenge appropriately, influence others and build strong working relationships. Demonstrating our values, you’ll be dedicated, respectful and collaborative in everything you do.

As part of the pre‑employment checks, should you be offered the role, we’ll carry out an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, (unless you are currently registered with the DBS Update Service).

About The Organisation

Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round‑the‑clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live. We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference. We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative. We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.