Social Worker / Senior Social Worker – Child Protection Inquiry Team (Permanent)
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid working available)
Salary: £35,412 – £51,356 (dependent on experience)
£1,000 Golden Hello
£5,000 annual retention payment.
Contract: Permanent
The Role
* Undertake and lead Section 47 child protection enquiries, both single and multi-agency.
* Chair and contribute to strategy discussions and meetings, working closely with partner agencies.
* Complete high-quality child protection assessments, reports, and conference documentation.
* Present cases at Initial Child Protection Conferences (ICPCs) and support clear multi-agency decision-making.
* Work collaboratively alongside Family Help teams, providing consultation, advice, and joint working where required.
* Ensure children’s voices are central to all assessments, planning, and interventions.
* Operate within clear statutory timescales, supported by strong management oversight and reflective supervision.
* Where ongoing child protection intervention is required following ICPC, cases will transfer to the relevant Safeguarding or Child Protection Team, allowing you to focus on high-quality inquiry and decision-making work.
About You
* A recognised Social Work qualification and current Social Work England registration.
* Post-qualifying experience within Children’s Social Care, ideally within safeguarding or child protection.
* Strong knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children and statutory child protection processes.
* Confidence in undertaking s47 enquiries, strategy discussions, and conference work.
* Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
* A calm, authoritative, and child-focused approach to complex and high-risk situations.
Why Birmingham Children’s Trust?
The opportunity to be part of a newly established, specialist child protection service.
Clear role boundaries allowing you to focus on decisive child protection work.
Strong management presence, oversight, and consistent reflective supervision.
A service aligned with national reform and best practice frameworks.
Hybrid working arrangements and a supportive professional culture.
The chance to contribute to the future design of multi-agency child protection services.
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