Senior Practitioner; SP

• 8th Jan 2026 Birmingham

Birmingham Children’s Trust is looking for a dedicated and experienced Senior Practitioner to join our Safeguarding Team. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a leadership role in one of the largest and most dynamic children’s services in the UK, working to protect and support children and families across Birmingham.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will play a key role in managing complex cases, supporting social workers, and ensuring high-quality practice. You will provide expert guidance, helping to shape decisions that lead to the best outcomes for children  you are a passionate and experienced safeguarding professional looking for career progression, we would love to hear from you.

• Manage a complex caseload, ensuring effective safeguarding interventions and positive outcomes for children.
• Provide mentorship and supervision to less experienced social workers, supporting their development and ensuring best practice.
• Lead on multi‑agency safeguarding meetings, case conferences, and court proceedings, offering expert social work input.
• Carry out risk assessments and ensure care planning is effective, child‑focused, and in line with statutory requirements.
• Work in partnership with families, schools, health services, and other agencies to provide a holistic approach to safeguarding.
• Contribute to service development, helping to improve and embed high‑quality social work practice within the team.

• Qualifications:
  
  Degree in Social Work and registration with Social Work England.
• Experience:
  
  Substantial post‑qualification experience in safeguarding, child protection, and statutory social work.
• Skills:
  
  Strong leadership, risk assessment, and decision‑making skills.
• Knowledge:
  In‑depth understanding of child protection legislation, safeguarding procedures, and best practices.
• Other Requirements: A commitment to professional development and improving outcomes for children and families.

• Competitive salary and excellent employee benefits.
• Career progression opportunities in one of the UK’s largest children’s services.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment with access to high‑quality training.
• Flexible working arrangements to support work‑life balance.

• 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.

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on (phone number removed) or email me your CV – (url removed).

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