Job Introduction
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.
So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
13 FTE Roles Available
To work with and support families that are identified as requiring targeted Family support or help alongside children social care. The role engages children and families with complex circumstances and carry-out comprehensive assessment and planning working in partnership with the families.
Key Responsibilities
- Carry out in depth and comprehensive assessments for children and families that have strong analysis.
- To provide ‘whole family’ direct work and support using methodological approaches and evidence-based intervention. This includes effecting first and second order change to enable long lasting change.
- To engage and work in partnership with other professionals involved with the children and families to deliver tailored intervention that makes a positive difference.
- To understand and work within legal frameworks, policies and procedures appropriate to children and families.
- To work with children and families in a statutory, or in an early help arena
- To lead timely advice giving, referral and/or duty processes so that children and families are supported at the right level. This may include acting as a first point of contact.
- To lead comprehensive, holistic and strengths-based assessment of need where complexity of needs is apparent, and devise and implement appropriate plans for babies, children, young people and families.
- To ensure the appropriate participation of children and families in their own assessment, plans and reviews and to respond appropriately to non-engagement.
- To case hold children and families and co-ordinate multi-agency support and meetings to deliver tailored to targeted family support or family help.
- To arrange and chair professional meetings and reviews with the family at the heart, on a regular basis to track and show progress, including children, young people and families and partner agencies as appropriate.
- To maintain comprehensive, accurate and up to date records using identified electronic systems and equipment.
- To write reports as required
About You
- Recent experience of carrying out assessment, planning and direct intervention with complex children and families. Working directly with children, young people and parents as a unit and including evidence of recent case holding experience is essential.
- NVQ 4 (or equivalent) in Health & Social Care, including knowledge regarding children’s development, or equivalent child related qualification.
- Able to apply anti discriminatory practice and approaches in their day-to-day interaction with colleagues, children and their families in order to challenge bias, prejudice and intolerance.
- Able to work with others in the children and young people’s workforce to put the child at the heart of decision making.
List of Benefits:
- Generous Employer Contributions in a Local Government Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure.
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card Discounts
- Professional development/support
- Career Progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Social Worker Registration Fees paid
- Flexible Working/Hybrid options subject to service need
Next Steps
For informal queries on the role and trust please contact Wendy Ley on wendy.ley@bradfordcft.org.uk or 07582108484.
Closing date – 13th July 2025
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
