Lead Practitioner - Targeted Family

Lead Practitioner - Targeted Family Help

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.

• 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

• 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.

• We pay your DBS application fee and reimburse your update service fee
• A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank…