Senior Social Worker Assistant - Children in Care

Overview

We are looking for Social Work Assistants to join the Children in Care Teams to support Social Workers who safeguard and promote the welfare of the most vulnerable children and young people in the City through the delivery of high quality service. You will have a variety of work in this role such as supporting young people to keep in touch with their families, working closely with children and young people to undertake direct work and build trusting relationships, and working closely with other agencies working with families you are supporting.

We are Birmingham Children’s Trust. Our purpose is to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the city and its services. We are one team, and each have an important role to play in achieving the Trust’s objectives.

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 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. We do not sponsor work visas.

• Support Social Workers who safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and young people in the City.
• Help young people keep in touch with their families and undertake direct work with children and young people to build trusting relationships.
• Collaborate with other agencies involved with families you are supporting.

• Experience of working with children and/or their families
• Experience working collaboratively with other agencies
• Passionate about working with children and young people to achieve positive outcomes

• A driver with knowledge of the Birmingham area
• Ability to work professionally with people experiencing challenging personal circumstances
• Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences through written, verbal and other means

• 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 of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years and 35 days after 10 years of service
• Early finish every Friday
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with a range of all-inclusive driving packages
• Free on-site parking at our offices with free electric car charging ports
• Access to our internal employee benefits scheme including Occupational Health services, rewards, discounts, Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support
• Flexible and hybrid working policy with a variety of patterns to support work/life balance
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Discounted gym memberships

• Impactful work in the lives of the city’s most vulnerable children
• Supportive environment and collaborative culture
• Career development and learning opportunities
• Competitive benefits package

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The level of check is determined based on the role’s responsibilities and contact with children and young people. We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us; it depends on the nature and circumstances of the offence. We reserve the right to close the job early should we reach the required number of applications.