Are you on the stepping stone to management or looking to enhance your specialist knowledge in your next Senior Practitioner role?Our size means it is possible to shape your entire social work career in the Trust. You will have the opportunity to experience every aspect of social work within our Safeguarding Team; therefore, allowing you to progress in your social work practice; as well as the opportunity to forge out a managerial career.The Safeguarding service are looking for a number of experienced Senior Practitioners to join our teams across the city.As one of our Senior Practitioners, you’ll find everything designed to assist you in achieving the most positive outcomes. Because we’re focused on children and young people’s safeguarding and wellbeing and nothing else, you’ll be free to do the same.You’ll play a lead role on our relationship-based, trauma informed practice model, managing a complex caseload, providing technical and professional expertise, as well as mentoring and professional support to the rest of the less experienced social work team members and students.We’ll also look to you to lead multi-agency forward thinking approach, encouraging robust consistent partnerships with other service teams and outside agencies, plus the police, health, schools and voluntary organisations.About you….This is a key role in our organisation, so naturally we’re looking for extensive experience of working with vulnerable children, families, statutory bodies and voluntary agencies preferably within Safeguarding.You must hold a recognised social work qualif
ication and have current active registration with Social Work England.Your qualifications will be complemented by your exceptional skillset – including communication, sound judgement, analytical thinking, teamwork and inclusivity in your approach.About Us…..why we are different as a Trust….Birmingham Children’s Trust has been rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The report confirms the progress we are making. Birmingham Children’s Trust is a great destination for work and career development.We know and understand that being a social worker is hard work and challenging at times, that’s why we reward you with a very attractive employment offer. Alongside regular supervision, access to training and shared learning, 24/7 mental health and well-being support, we offer a wider range of benefits available including :competitive rewards and pension£5000 per annum, Retention payment from day 1 Salary Sacrifice Car Leasing Scheme; to name a few. To find out more click HEREIf you would like to be part of our passionate and dedicated social work team and are committed to continuous improvement, then don’t hesitate and apply today. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.We actively deliver services that are culturally responsive to the needs of the children, parents
, and carers we work with to deliver equality, diversity and inclusivity in all we do.If you need more information or an informal discussion about the role email Haseena.Chucha@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.ukYou must have completed your ASYE to apply for this vacancy.Interviews to be held face to face at Lifford House on the 17th May 2024
