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Team Manager opportunity in Breathe Trust Connect, City Wide Service
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager to lead specialist therapeutic support services for birth parents impacted by the loss of a child through adoption, pregnant care experienced young people (New Growth) and connecting children and young people to important people they have lost whilst in foster care (lifelong Links).
This role is central to establishing high quality, evidence based services that works in a trauma informed way providing therapeutic services to people accessing specialist support. The team manager will be responsible for supervising a highly skilled workforce with a range of therapeutic qualifications such as DDP, Theraplay, Therapeutic Life Story Work, EMDR, Circle of Security and Video Interaction Guidance. The role requires a sound knowledge of therapeutic practice and supervision.
As the Team Manager, you will lead and support a team of social workers and social care practitioners, ensuring high quality, formulation led practice and strong adherence to the BtC practice model. You will provide reflective supervision and line management, oversee risk and safeguarding, ensure interventions address the underlying unmet needs of complex trauma. You will work closely with multi agency partners, contribute to service development, and maintain high standards of practice across the services.
Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the team to ensure prevention of repeat removals, specialist therapeutic support offered in the adult, pregnancy and parenting pathways.
• Improving young people’s engagement in maternity health and ensuring they have access to specialist therapeutic support.
• Strengthening family relationships and tackling underlying systemic issues.
• Providing specialist formulation, consultation, and guidance to staff.
• Overseeing assessment, allocation, and coordination of services, including multi agency involvement.
• Ensuring fidelity to the BTC and Lifelong Links models through supervision, training, and quality assurance.
• Supporting staff through home visits, case reviews, and reflective practice.
• Maintaining strong partnerships with Children’s Services, Maternity Health and other agencies.
• Managing performance, workload, and professional development for up to 8 staff.
• Contributing to recruitment, service development, evaluation, and reporting.
• Ensuring safe, effective community practice and adherence to policies and professional standards.

The role requires travel across Birmingham and the ability to work flexibly across home, community, and office settings. You will maintain HCPC (or equivalent) registration, engage in CPD, and keep up to date with relevant legislation and policy
Our work is grounded in purposeful, collaborative and empathetic practice. We prioritise the person’s needs at every level, using trauma informed approaches, trusted relationships and relationship based practice to guide all decision making.
This is an opportunity to lead a highly skilled therapeutic team, influence multi agency safeguarding practice, and make a meaningful difference to young people and families across Birmingham.
About you:

• You will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject, and/or preferably professionally qualified in a relevant discipline (e.g. social work, psychology, mental health nursing), and will have significant experience of working behaviourally and/or therapeutically with young people and their families.
• You will be positive, passionate and committed to making a difference to young people and their families and enjoy the challenge this brings.
• You will demonstrate an interest in evidence-based practice and research and will be keen to develop your knowledge of BtC and Lifelong Links and therapeutic and intervention skills.

In order to be considered for this role please complete an application form demonstrating how you meet the competencies required, as outlined in the attached person specification. CVs will not be accepted.
Interview date: W/C 3rd August 2026 For informal enquiries please contact Jo Minifie on joanne.minifie@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk
Our offer to you: At the Trust, we value our people and are committed to supporting your professional development, wellbeing, and work-life balance. When you join us, you’ll benefit from:

• Payment of your Social Work England registration fee.
• Payment of your DBS application fee, plus reimbursement of your DBS Update Service subscription.
• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days after 5 years’ service and 35 days after 10 years’ service.
• An early finish every Friday, helping you make the most of your weekend.
• Access to our Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme, offering the opportunity to drive a brand-new car through an affordable fixed monthly payment, with no deposit or credit checks and a range of all-inclusive driving packages.
• Free on-site parking at our One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley) offices, including free electric vehicle charging points.
• A comprehensive employee benefits package, including Occupational Health services, reward and recognition schemes, employee discounts (including the Blue Light Card), health and fitness offers, wellbeing support, and much more.
• Flexible and hybrid working, with a range of working patterns that support both the needs of the Trust and a healthy work-life balance.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, providing a generous career average pension.
• Discounted gym memberships with PureGym and Nuffield Health to support your health and wellbeing.

Benefits

Help us to change children and young people’s lives!

At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of over 10,000 children and young people in our city every day. Our mission is to support the most disadvantaged children and young people in Birmingham, ensuring they are safe, happy, and healthy.

Why Join Us?

Impactful Work - be part of a team that makes a real difference in the lives of the city’s most vulnerable children. Supportive Environment - enjoy a supportive and collaborative work culture where your contributions are valued. Career Development - benefit from tailored development programs, supportive supervision, and a range of learning opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career. Generous Benefits - take advantage of our competitive reward package including generous leave allowance, Local Government pension scheme, and additional benefits.

Our Values

We approach our work with care and compassion, actively listening to the needs of the children and young people we serve. We involve them in the decisions that affect their lives, ensuring their voices are heard and respected.

We are committed to using our resources wisely, ensuring that every penny is spent where it counts the most. We foster collaboration among schools, health professionals, and the police, working together to create a supportive network for our young people.

We believe that when we work as one cohesive team, the children and young people of Birmingham are more likely to thrive. Our unified approach ensures that we provide the best possible support and opportunities for their growth and development.

Join us and together, we can create a brighter future for all.

Safeguarding

At Birmingham Children’s Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Depending on the role, you may be asked to undergo the appropriate level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to assess your suitability for working with children and young people.

The level of check (Standard, Enhanced, or Enhanced with Barred List) is determined based on the specific responsibilities of the role and the level of contact with children and young people.

We are committed to the fair treatment of all applicants, including those with criminal records. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the job early should we reach the required number of applications, therefore please ensure you submit your application and supporting statement early to avoid any disappointment.