Practitioner (SP)
Birmingham Children's Trust, Lifford, Birmingham
Practitioner (SP)
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Birmingham Children's Trust, Lifford, Birmingham
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 22 Sep | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
Job ref: 250416f31de84a0faa2803951a92a258
Location ref: Lifford, Birmingham
Full Job Description
Senior Practitioner (SP)
CAPTION:
Company: Wax Recruitment Ltd
Salary: from £24.51 an hour
Hours: Full-time
Location: Birmingham, B30 3BN
Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote
Job type: Contract
Posting date: 21 Sept 2026
Closing date: 21 Oct 2026
Summary
Job title: Senior Practitioner (SP)
Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Location: 45 Fordhouse Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 3BN, Birmingham Children's Trust
Hours per week: 36.50
Salary: £24.51 per hour
Schedule: Monday One Avenue, Tuesday Lifford House - remote for the remainder of the week
About us:
Ascent (The Complex and Enduring Mental Health Team) is focussed on bringing about meaningful change, preventing admission/readmission to secure mental health services and Safeguarding Children and Young people.
The Children and Young People who we work with have experienced reoccurring mental health crisis and/or Acute mental ill health resulting in Secure mental health service admission and detention under the Mental Health Act 1983.
The service has developed an effective model of intervention that is embedding Relational, Systemic Principals and Trauma Informed Practice along with a broader range of tools and perspectives.
We are committed to working in partnership with children, families and partner agencies to safeguard; understand the broader mental health issues and intervene to address Social Issues impacting on young people's mental health, recovery and development.
We are looking for, forward thinking senior social work professionals to join our service to safeguard and protect our children and young people in Birmingham.
The work is varied and challenging and encompasses work with children in need to those children in care and everything in between.
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.
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Ascent (The Complex and Enduring Mental Health Team) is focussed on bringing about meaningful change, preventing admission/readmission to secure mental health services and Safeguarding Children and Young people.
The Children and Young People who we work with have experienced reoccurring mental health crisis and/or Acute mental ill health resulting in Secure mental health service admission and detention under the Mental Health Act 1983.
The service has developed an effective model of intervention that is embedding Relational, Systemic Principals and Trauma Informed Practice along with a broader range of tools and perspectives.
We are committed to working in partnership with children, families and partner agencies to safeguard; understand the broader mental health issues and intervene to address Social Issues impacting on young people's mental health, recovery and development.
We are looking for, forward thinking senior social work professionals to join our service to safeguard and protect our children and young people in Birmingham
The work is varied and challenging and encompasses work with children in need to those children in care and everything in between.
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.