Senior Practitioner - Family Support

About the role

The Senior Practitioner – Family Support will lead a dedicated team within the North‑East Birmingham Family Hub, delivering whole‑family support to vulnerable children and families, primarily those with children aged 0‑5. This temporary, full‑time position focuses on safeguarding, early intervention and multi‑agency partnership to improve outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Family Practitioner team across the locality.
• Deliver targeted support for vulnerable and complex families using a whole‑family approach.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead, ensuring compliance, training, monitoring and reporting.
• Provide supervision, guidance and support to staff delivering 1:1 and group interventions.
• Oversee timely assessments, case management, referrals and interventions.
• Maintain strong partnerships with families, health visitors, schools and external agencies.
• Innovate engagement strategies for hard‑to‑reach families.
• Manage safeguarding audits, inspections, record keeping and data protection.
• Ensure health & safety procedures, including lone working risk assessments.
• Lead allocation meetings alongside health visitors and support service delivery targets.

Required profile

• NVQ Level 3 in Childcare, Health or Social Care.
• Experience managing complex family support casework (Tier 3/4).
• Leadership and team management experience.
• Strong background in early intervention and family support with vulnerable families.
• Experience delivering assessments, home visits, parenting programmes and group work.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, Early Help processes and lead professional responsibilities.
• Excellent communication and partnership‑working skills.
• GCSE Grade 4/C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent).
• Full driving licence (desirable) and ability to travel across the service area.
• Enhanced DBS, overseas police checks if applicable, and right to work in the UK.

Required skills