Edge of Care Project Worker

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families? We are a service dedicated to safely prevent and reduce the number of children and young people entering care. We do this by providing direct and intensive support to children aged 8- 18 years old and their families in their homes over a period of 4 - 12 weeks and beyond, and we are looking for a motivated and experienced Project Worker - Edge of Care Service, to join our team.

We understand that family life is not easy and sometimes relationships break down. Our service works with families to try and understand what has led to the relationship breaking down and support them to repair and move forward.

As we deal with families in crisis and children on the edge of coming into care, our families require intensive support which means that we visit at least once a week and sometimes more, if families are in crisis. We often work with families experiencing domestic abuse, mental health issues, and substance misuse alongside child-to-parent violence and children with significant additional needs, including neurodiversity and trauma from abuse, loss, or bullying.

We tailor our support to each family’s unique needs. Examples of the support we offer include:

• Improving communication as a family
• Exploring triggers then sequencing out what has happened to try and make changes for next time
• Supporting to manage escalation/de‑escalation
• Understanding each other’s needs
• Self-care
• Exploring the impact of trauma and how this may present itself within behaviour
• Understanding and exploring how to meet emotional needs through regulating together

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.

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. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.

• Be passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of children, and families facing significant challenges.
• In-depth understand the complexities of family relationships and are skilled in building trusting, respectful connections with children and adults alike.
• Experience working with families in crisis, and you are comfortable providing intensive, direct support within the home environment.
• Be adaptable, resilient, and able to manage complex situations with empathy and professionalism.
• Ability to be work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and are committed to family-centred practice that prioritises safety, relationship repair, and long-term positive outcomes.
• You thrive in a fast‑paced, demanding environment and are committed to being a consistent and reliable presence for families during some of their most difficult times.

• Experience in either a paid or voluntary capacity working with children and families in a formal setting.
• Either a qualification in NNEB/BTEC/NVQ/Youth Work or equivalent experience.
• Training in childcare / child development.
• Ability to work in partnership with other agencies/professionals.
• Able to undertake casework assessments and on‑going monitoring of children and families.

• 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 &…