Rights & Participation Apprentice
- Employer
- Birmingham Children's Trust
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Salary
- £24,027 - £25,992 per year
- Closing date
- 2 Mar 2025
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- Sector
- Local Councils
- Job Type
- Apprenticeship, Social care
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term Contract
- Working Pattern
- Standard
- Hours
- Full-Time
Job Details
Birmingham Children’s Trust continues to go from strength to strength. We are the largest provider of family support and social care services for children, young people and families in the country. Our goal is to become a centre of excellence in both social work and family support
We have an exciting Care Leaver Apprenticeship Programme and a real opportunity for the right person who wants to make a difference to the lives of children and young people within the Trust. Working as a Rights and Participation apprentice worker you will be supporting children and young people’s voices across the Trust.
Are you someone who has care experience and is a Birmingham Care Leaver?
- We are looking for the right person who can provide information, advice and advocacy to children and young people based on principles of empowerment, respect, independence, choice, equal access and anti-discriminatory practice.
- You will be working with include children in care, care leavers and children and young people on child protection plans.
- You will support children and young people to understand their rights and entitlements and ensure that that their views are clearly represented.
- You will also have to work directly with children and young people and establish processes for participation that enables their involvement in decision making and ensuring their views are heard and taken seriously.
- You will support key principles such as co-production and consultation are important part of the Trusts approach in shaping and delivering services.
- Do you have a specific focus on supported accommodation?
- Are you someone who can provide advocacy and do quality assurance visits?
- We are also looking to develop a young person’s inspector role, which you will help create and support.
- You will need to undertake a Level 3 Youth worker Apprenticeship and successfully complete level 2 qualifications in English and Maths if you don’t already have these.
- Interviews will be held March 2025.
Company
There has never been a more exciting time to join Birmingham Children’s Trust as we celebrate our GOOD Ofsted status which we are immensely proud of. Birmingham Children’s Trust is going from strength to strength.
At Birmingham Children’s Trust we aim to be one dedicated team with a single unwavering focus – to improve the outcomes for children, young people and families in Birmingham.
We recognise that to achieve this we need the best, most talented, innovative and committed people to join us.
You will be part of a diverse and vibrant community of social work and support service professionals who are outcomes focussed and operate with a strong team ethos.
Being part of that team has responsibilities too; we want everyone, no matter what their role in the Trust, to bring their best self to work every day, to engage with the day to day challenges positively and to be supportive of and trust in each other.
We care about our people and that’s what will make us an Employer of Choice for social workers, children’s services and associated support services.
- Telephone
- 0121 464 1560
- Location
-
1 Lancaster Circus
Birmingham
West Midlands
B4 7DJ
GB
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