Senior Social Worker – Family Help & Child Protection

Pro Social Partners Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Golden Hello: £1,000

Retention payment: £5,000 per year

Permanent role with pension

Job summary

Pro Social Partners Ltd, in partnership with Birmingham Children’s Trust, seeks a Senior Social Worker for Family Help in Birmingham. You will manage complex cases, support less experienced staff, and contribute to child protection work within statutory timelines.

You will deliver high-quality assessments, plans and reports, collaborating with families and multi-agency partners to reduce risk and promote lasting change.

Qualifications

• A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience within Children's Social Care, ideally in safeguarding or child protection.
• Sound knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children and statutory processes.
• Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence managing complex, high-risk cases with a calm, child-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of more complex work and act as a source of practice expertise for the team.
• Support, mentor and co-work with newly qualified and less experienced colleagues.
• Hold a caseload of children and families within the Family Help service, working across Child in Need and Child Protection.
• Complete high-quality assessments, plans and reports within statutory timescales.
• Work in partnership with families and multi-agency professionals to reduce risk and create lasting change.
• Attend and contribute to strategy meetings, child protection conferences and core groups.
• Ensure the voice of the child is central to all assessments and planning.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Education

Social Work qualification

Social Work England registration

Job description

Pro Social Partners Ltd, in partnership with Birmingham Children’s Trust, seeks a Senior Social Worker for Family Help in Birmingham. You will manage complex cases, support less experienced staff, and contribute to child protection work within statutory timelines.

You will deliver high-quality assessments, plans and reports, collaborating with families and multi-agency partners to reduce risk and promote lasting change.