Assistant Principal Social Worker

Overview

Join Birmingham Children’s Trust as an Assistant Principal Social Worker. Are you passionate about making a real difference for children, young people, and families? The Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Social Worker to join the Quality Assurance Directorate as the Assistant Principal Social Worker, providing support within the Practice Hub to focus on continual improvement.

Birmingham Children’s Trust employs around 1,900 staff and manages an annual budget of approximately £270 million, serving a diverse local population of over 1.1 million. Our vision is clear: “Working Together to make Birmingham the greatest city to grow up in.” We are committed to driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the city, ensuring every child and family receives the best possible support.

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.

• Be an ambassador for our practice framework, Connections Count, promoting best practice across the Trust.
• Lead and support learning reviews, improvement projects, and quality assurance activities.
• Develop and maintain social care policies, guidance, and tools.
• Support the development of staff and champion inclusive practice, with a focus on equality, diversity, and rights.
• Collaborate with children, young people, families, carers, and staff to drive continuous improvement.
• Deputise for the Principal Social Worker and other managers as needed.

• A professionally registered Social Worker with a degree-level qualification and relevant professional accreditation.
• Up-to-date knowledge of national and regional developments in children’s social care.
• Experience in providing supervision or mentoring, leading change, and undertaking quality assurance activities.
• Strong skills in drafting accessible policies and guidance, and in supporting professional development at all levels.
• Commitment to safeguarding, promoting welfare, and advocating for anti-discriminatory practices.

At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are dedicated to creating an environment that promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. Join us and help shape the future for Birmingham’s children and families.

This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham, so you must have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. We do not sponsor work visas.

As part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a series of background checks with Experian, including Experian Right to Work and Digital . These are essential pre-employment requirements.

• A generous annual leave package of 30 days, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley) with onsite electric car charging ports.
• Full access to our internal employee benefits scheme including Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and more.
• Flexible and hybrid working policy with a variety of working patterns.
• Pension Scheme with the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Opportunities to develop your skills and pursue further CPD.
• And more.

Interview date: 4th March 2026. For further information, please contact Adam Birchall chall

Apply today and be part of a team that gives its best, so young people achieve their best. Help us to change children and young people’s lives.

We approach our work with care and compassion, actively listening to the needs of the children and young people we serve. We involve them in decisions that affect their lives, ensuring their voices are heard and respected. We are committed to using our resources wisely and fostering collaboration among schools, health professionals, and the police to create a supportive network for our young people.

We believe that when we work as a cohesive team, Birmingham’s children and young people are more likely to thrive.

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 DBS check. The level of check is determined by the responsibilities of the role and the level of 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, depending on the position and relevance of the offence.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the job early should we reach the required number of applications.