Kinship Fostering Lead - Senior Practitioner

Birmingham Children’s Trust Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention payment up to £5,000

30 days annual leave + 3 bank holidays

On-site parking

Local government pension scheme

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

Birmingham Children’s Trust is seeking a Senior Practitioner for the Kinship Fostering team in Birmingham. You will lead and supervise social workers, oversee high‑quality assessments, and drive practice improvements within a family‑focused service.

The role emphasises kinship care, quality assurance, and supportive leadership across a team of social workers, with a commitment to safeguarding and positive outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Experience of safeguarding environment is desirable.
• Ability to lead and develop social work practice at an operational level through effective performance management.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Team Manager to operationally manage a child-centred service that complies with all relevant legal, regulatory, and statutory requirements, delivering high-quality assessments, effective support to foster carers, and improved outcomes for children.
• Provide management oversight and supervision to a small number of social workers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality practice and fostering continuous professional development within the team.
• Take part in quality assurance and practice workshops to continuously improve practice.
• Effectively manage allocated resources to deliver the aims and objectives of Birmingham Children's Trust, while contributing to the development of innovative approaches to fostering services.

Job description

Birmingham Children’s Trust is seeking a Senior Practitioner for the Kinship Fostering team in Birmingham. You will lead and supervise social workers, oversee high‑quality assessments, and drive practice improvements within a family‑focused service.

The role emphasises kinship care, quality assurance, and supportive leadership across a team of social workers, with a commitment to safeguarding and positive outcomes for children and families.