Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Service Manager to work within a Single Point of Access Team for a Local Authority based in South West London.

Job Purpose

We are currently seeking out an experienced interim Service Manager to lead their Single Point of Access. The Service Manager for the Single Point of Access (SPA) will provide strategic and operational leadership to the following multi-agency practitioners within SPA.

* Social work qualified practitioners of various experience.
* Contact information officers & Business Support
* The Return Home Service
* Multi agency safeguarding Hub - MASH, which included police, CAMHS, Housing, Education, Health as well as virtual partners from schools, probation, adults
* The Safeguarding lead for vulnerable adolescents where the risk posed is extra familial.


The SPA is the gateway for all incoming contacts into children's services and a key team in supporting, liaising and enabling partner agencies in understanding their roles and identifying safeguarding concerns. The SPA receives and records incoming information and works in partnership with police; various health professionals; probation, housing and adult services to share information so that we can together provide a co-ordinated, appropriate and timely response. In accordance with Joint Thresholds and the Pan-London Child Protection Thresholds, and sharing information using Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) protocols, the SPA collates information and recommends the most appropriate services in response to enquiries: referring to our early help or statutory services; or signposting to other services. The SPA is the team that makes decisions on threshold for all referrals into the service.

You will need to be:

HCPC registered

Eligible to work in the UK

Why Choose Remedy?

Competitive pay rates

Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies

1st tier agency

Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly