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*MUST BE A QUALIFIED SOCIAL WORKER*

Employer: Birmingham Children’s Trust
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Contract:Locum

Description

Birmingham Children’s Trust is on a mission to make Birmingham the greatest city to grow up in. We are looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Practitioner to join our Children with Disabilities team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in improving the lives of children and young people with additional needs and their families.
As a Senior Practitioner, you will lead by example, providing expert guidance to less experienced social workers and ensuring the highest quality of social work practice. This role offers the chance to work on complex cases while supporting the professional development of colleagues and promoting a strong partnership approach with families and other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex casework for children and families within the Children with Disabilities team.
• Provide expert technical and professional advice to less experienced social workers.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, national standards, and best practice guidelines.
• Support the Team Manager in ensuring high-quality service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Foster multi-agency collaboration to enhance outcomes for children and young people.
• Offer coaching, mentoring, and quality assurance to team members.
• Represent the Trust in key meetings and contribute to decision-making.
• Promote a culture of learning, innovation, and high support/high challenge within the team.

Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience in children’s social care, ideally within a Children with Disabilities setting.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation, including the Children Act 1989, the Care Act 2014, and the SEND Code of Practice.
• Proven ability to manage complex cases and make sound decisions under pressure.
• Experience mentoring and coaching other social workers.
• Excellent communication and partnership-working skills.

How to Apply

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV – Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn’t right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.

The benefits of working with SCS:

• A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
• Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Payroll service twice a week.
• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.