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Targeted Family Help (Formerly Early Help) - Lead Practitioner. Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families? Join Birmingham Children’s Trust and be a part of our mission to deliver effective Family Help directly to families. As a Lead Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in enabling families to achieve excellent outcomes. We’re looking for a committed, people‑focused leaders to help drive high‑quality early help practice within our Targeted Family Help Service. If you’re enthusiastic about impactful assessments, evidence‑based support, and building strong multi‑agency partnerships, this is a fantastic opportunity to influence real change.
Job Responsibility:
To act as the lead professional for children and their families in need of help and support
With guidance from the Practice Supervisor or Team Manager, lead on needs-led Family Assessments and create multi-agency Family Help plans for families receiving Targeted Early Help and/or under section 17 of the Children Act 1989. Work with families, taking a whole family approach to practice
With guidance from the Practice Supervisor or Team Manager, lead on the delivery of multi-agency targeted Early Help and/or Child in Need plans including providing evidence-based help and support to families
Facilitate multi-agency Early Help and Child in Need meetings to implement and review Family Help plans
Act as the Lead Practitioner for children with a range of help and support needs, ensuring appropriate escalation to the Practice Supervisor and/or Team Manager where necessary
Complete assessments and reports to recognised standards and deadlines. This involves gathering and analysing all available information, engaging with, and observing children and families, identifying strengths and risks, and making judgments about what help and support is needed for the family to achieve positive outcome
Build positive relationships with children and young people and promote their education, development, safety, health, and wellbeing. Build a relationship with the family and, wherever possible, remain their main point of contact for as long as they require support
Contribute to meetings chaired by colleagues where required such as Strategy Meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Care Planning meetings and Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC)
Ensure that children’s views, wishes, and feelings are heard and inform their assessments and plans
In line with Connections Count, use trauma-informed relationship-based skills and demonstrate purposeful engagement with children and families
Collect, analyse, and accurately record all relevant information using the social care IT system in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements and take appropriate actions to safeguard children and promote their welfare
Develop multi-agency partnerships with key agencies to support children and families with identified needs to make positive changes
Adhere to legislation, policy, and organisational procedures to ensure a timely response to the needs of children and their families
Promote equality of opportunity, diversity, and inclusion within the service
Keep up to date with relevant legislation, policies, procedures, and guidance. Meet the requirements for Family Help set out in Working Together and the National Framework
Requirements:
Passionate and committed individuals with proven experience in working directly with children and families
Experience in assessing family needs and working in partnership to achieve excellent outcomes
Ability to deliver evidence-based interventions and make effective changes in the lives of children and families
Individuals who encourage a culture of professionalism, resilience and ethical practice within the team
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
What we offer:
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 of service and 35 days after 10 years of service
Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme which gives you the chance to drive a brand-new car for an affordable fixed monthly amount as part of a salary sacrifice initiative. With no deposits or credit checks required a range of all-inclusive driving packages
Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use
Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more
Flexible and hybrid working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns, to support the needs of the Trust and to ensure a positive work/life balance for our employees
You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
Discounted gym memberships with Pure Gym and Nuffield Health