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Social Work Practice Supervisor - Targeted Family Help
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Birmingham Children's Trust
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
Do you have the drive to support and empower young people to achieve their full potential?
If so, Birmingham Children’s Trust wants you!
At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are dedicated in providing outstanding care and support to children and families across Birmingham. Our mission is to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive in a safe, nurturing environment. We are a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, committed to innovation and excellence in social work practice.
Role Overview
As a Social Work Practice Supervisor, you will play a crucial role in supporting and supervising staff in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. You will work closely with Lead Practitioners, Team Managers, families, carers, and other professionals to assess needs, develop family plans, and provide family support. Our services will always be joined up, and you will develop robust partnerships with other teams and outside agencies; to include the police, health, schools, and voluntary organisations.
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Responsibilities
- Supporting Lead Practitioners and Team Managers to ensure children and families receive high-quality, needs-led S17 assessments and timely support and planning under Child in Need.
- Providing reflective supervision and casework oversight.
- Supporting the development and delivery of multi-agency Family Help plans.
- Chairing multi-agency meetings, quality assure and authorise assessments and reports.
- Promoting the voice of the child and ensuring their views shape their care.
- Championing our practice model ‘Connections Count’ and upholding our values of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
About You
We are looking for dedicated and compassionate individuals who are committed to making a difference. The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree in Social Work and registration with Social Work England.
- Extensive experience working with vulnerable children and families.
- Experience of Supervising others.
- Strong knowledge of legislation, safeguarding, and multi-agency working.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and supervisory skills.
- A commitment to reflective practice and continuous professional development.
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Our Offer to You
- Incentive payment of £1,000.
- Retention payment of up to £5,000 per annum, subject to tax and NI deductions.
- A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
- Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley).
- Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support, and much more!
- Full reimbursement of your annual Social Work England registration fee.
- Flexible and mobile working policy.
- Pension Scheme - You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the local government pension scheme.
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.
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