Practice Model Officer

Practice Model Officer | Learning Academy | Birmingham Children’s Trust
£33.30 per hour (Umbrella) | 35 hours per week | Hybrid
Initial 6-month contract (role under evaluation with intention to move to permanent subject to approval)

Overview

This is a pivotal practice development post supporting the delivery and embedding of Connections Count across Birmingham Children’s Trust. You will design and facilitate high-quality learning that strengthens trauma-informed, relationship-based and developmentally sensitive practice, and build workforce capability to use the model consistently in day-to-day work.

About the role

You’ll work with leaders, practitioners and learning colleagues to develop and deliver training aligned to the Connections Count practice model. A key part of the post is supporting reflective, high-quality supervision through group supervision approaches, including developing others to facilitate confidently. You will be able to evidence experience embedding a model in a large organisation and will demonstrate the model in your communication, practice and professional challenge.

Key responsibilities

  • Design and deliver training aligned to Connections Count, including trauma-informed and relational practice
  • Deliver developmentally sensitive learning that translates theory into practical social work behaviours
  • Facilitate learning on group supervision models and coach others to deliver group supervision well
  • Create high-quality learning resources (facilitator guides, tools, reflective prompts, session plans)
  • Support implementation of the practice model across teams, ensuring consistent language and application
  • Use evidence and feedback to evaluate impact and adjust learning offers accordingly
  • Provide constructive professional challenge while maintaining psychologically safe learning spaces
  • Work collaboratively across multi-agency and multi-disciplinary settings where required

Requirements

  • Strong training and facilitation experience within children’s social care (or a closely aligned statutory setting)
  • Demonstrable expertise in trauma-informed, relationship-based, and developmentally sensitive practice
  • Confidence delivering and supporting group supervision / reflective practice approaches
  • Applied knowledge of theories including attachment, with the ability to discuss strengths and limitations
  • Experience supporting culture change and embedding a practice model within a large organisation
  • Excellent written skills and confidence producing clear learning materials and summaries

Interested?

Emily Cooper | 07745 200325 | ecooper@sheldon-phillips.com

Referral bonus available — if you know someone suitable, message me for details.