Senior Practitioner - CASS Service Posted on 27/10/2026

Birmingham Children's Trust; Birmingham; Hybride; GBP 38 000 - 46 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

£1,000 incentive payment

£2,400 retention bonus

Relocation allowance up to £8,000

Social Work England registration fee

DBS and update service fee paid

Annual leave up to 30–35 days

Early finish Fridays

Salary sacrifice car scheme

On-site parking

Employee benefits scheme

Hybrid working policy

LGPS pension

Discounted gym memberships

Résumé du poste

Birmingham Children's Trust is seeking a Senior Practitioner to join the Childrenunding Assessment and Support Service (CASS). You will screen referrals, apply thresholds, and make decisions to safeguard and promote welfare for children and young people.

The role involves practice leadership and supporting other Social Workers to maintain high standards of practice. The post is hybrid, based in Birmingham, and requires residency within a commutable distance with the right-to-work in the UK.

Qualifications

• recognised Social Work degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Successful completion of ASYE.
• Significant post-qualifying experience within children's social care.
• Experience undertaking assessments and managing complex cases.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation and safeguarding procedures.
• Excellent assessment, analytical and professional judgement skills.
• Ability to provide guidance and practice leadership to less experienced social workers.

Responsabilités

• Screen new referrals and apply thresholds for child protection decisions.
• Provide practice leadership and support to Social Workers and colleagues.
• Promote high standards of practice across the service.
• Maintain strong relationships with partner agencies and professionals.
• Deliver high-quality social work in safeguarding and welfare for children.

Connaissances

Social Work degree

Social Work England registration

ASYE completion

Child protection experience

Assessment & risk assessment

Communication & negotiation

Leadership & mentoring

Formation

Social Work degree or equivalent

Description du poste

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for your next challenge and an opportunity to make a real difference to children and families? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Practitioner to join our Children's Assessment and Support Service (CASS).

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality social work practice, supporting children and families at a critical point in their lives.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. You will screen new referrals, apply threshold and make decisions regarding the protection of and support for children. You will also provide practice leadership and support to Social Workers and other colleagues, helping to promote consistently high standards of practice across the service. Central to the role in CASS is maintaining strong relationships and communication with our partner agencies that we work closely with.

We have been rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection.This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.
This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham, so you must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham and have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.

About You:

We are looking for an experienced and committed Social Worker who can demonstrate:

• A recognised Social Work degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Successful completion of the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE).
• Significant post-qualifying experience within children's social care.
• Experience undertaking assessments, managing complex cases and working with children and families.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and safeguarding procedures.
• Excellent assessment, analytical and professional judgement skills.
• The ability to undertake effective risk assessments and make evidence-based decisions.
• Experience of working collaboratively with partner agencies and professionals.
• The ability to provide guidance, support and practice leadership to less experienced Social Workers.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
  A strong commitment to achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritise competing demands and manage a complex workload.

Our Benefits:

• An incentive payment of£1,000paid in full in your first months' salary (T&C's apply)
• Retention bonus of£2,400per annum paid in monthly instalments(T&C's apply)
• Relocation Allowance of up to £8,000(T&C's apply)
• We pay your Social Work England registration fee
• We pay your DBS application fee and reimburse your update service fee
• A generous annual leave package of30 daysannual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Early finish every Friday!
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme which gives you the chance to drive a brand-new car for an affordable fixed monthly amount as part of a salary sacrifice initiative. With no deposits or credit checks required a range of all-inclusive driving packages
• Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
• 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!
• Flexible and hybrid working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns, to support the needs of the Trust and to ensure a positive work/life balance for our employees
• You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym memberships with Pure Gym and Nuffield Health