Child protection specialist Work, Jobs in Bilston, Wmd (with Salaries)

Autism Specialist Key Worker
Autism West Midlands —Birmingham
- £30,900 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Referral programme
SEN Teacher - (Tipton Green SEN School)
Horizon Care and Education Group —Tipton Green
- £35,505 - £48,136 a year
- English
- Organisational skills
- Classroom experience
- Relocation assistance
- Employee discount
Quick apply
10d
Children Law Paralegal (x2)
Duncan Lewis —Birmingham
- £23,150 a year
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Organisational skills
10d
Family Help Senior Practitioner Social Worker
Walsall Council —Walsall
- £49,282 - £54,495 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Mentoring
- Flexitime
- Employee assistance programme
Family Support Worker
Malachi Specialist Family Support —Burton-On-Trent
- £26,500 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
Quick apply
9d
Lead Child Protection Practitioner
Telford and Wrekin Council —Telford
- £50,142 - £53,282 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Teaching Assistant/Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Sandwell Valley School —West Bromwich
- From £25,000 a year
- Part-time
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- School
- Free parking
Quick apply
Attendance Monitor
South and City College Birmingham —Birmingham
- £13,412.92 a year
- Part-time
- English
- School
- Employee discount
Deputy Headteacher
Compass Schools —Tipton Green
- £56,238 a year
- Full-time
- School
- Teaching
14d
Children’s Team Manager
Pathway Project —Lichfield
- £28,000 - £28,500 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Leadership
- School
Quick apply
9d
Teaching Assistant Level 2
Oakwood School —Walsall
- £20,591 - £23,541 a year
- Classroom experience
- School
- Employee discount
Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Maternity Cover)
Oakwood School —Walsall
- £20,591 - £23,541 a year
- Classroom experience
- School
- Employee discount
Family Law Solicitor – Birmingham
Duncan Lewis —Birmingham
- £40,000 - £52,000 a year
- Childcare
- Microsoft Office
- Business development
10d
Dispensing Optician
Boots —Brierley Hill
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Regional Occupational Therapist
Compass Schools —Kidderminster
- Up to £47,250 a year
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Master's degree
- Experience working with children
- Annual leave
Health Visitor
HCRG Care Group —Nuneaton
- £39,959 a year
- Microsoft Office
- IT
- Leadership
- Employee discount
Quick apply
1d
Teaching Assistant
Telford and Wrekin Council —Telford
- £13.45 - £13.47 an hour
- Call to connect
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Free parking
- Employee discount
SEND Teaching Assistant
SENDSTAFF LTD —Birmingham
- £101.68 - £115.62 a day
- Temporary
- Childcare
- Experience working with children
- In-person
Quick apply
12d
Nursery Practitioner Level 3
Little Tots Day Nursery —Sutton Coldfield
- £12.92 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Management
- Driving
- Flexitime
Quick apply
Band 7 Senior Nurse for Palliative Care
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust —Birmingham
- £49,387 - £56,515 a year
- Full-time
- Rehabilitation centre
5d

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Autism Specialist Key Worker

Autism West Midlands -
Birmingham

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Job details

£30,900 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Referral programme
Sick pay

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Driving Licence
Microsoft Excel
IT

Full job description

Autism West Midlands is a leading charity in the West Midlands for Autistic adults, children as well as offering families support and guidance. We use our expertise to enrich the lives of autistic people and those who love and care for them. Our passionate, expert staff and volunteers work across all age groups and abilities, by providing personalised support.

Autism West Midlands will work in partnership with NHS Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust to deliver a dynamic service for autistic adults who are at risk of admission to inpatient services or who require additional support to help assist quicker discharge from inpatient service.

The Keyworker Service provides coordination and direct support to autistic adults, who also have mental health needs. This project uses intensive, direct interventions with the aim of supporting neurodiverse people to remain living at home, in the community, preventing avoidable admissions to inpatient mental health services.

The post holder will need flexibility to work as part of a small team including the need to offer support out of office hours.

A full driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role.

This is a Monday to Friday role with some flexibility for work out of office hours.

Key aspects of the Autism Specialist Key Worker role:

To be a key point of contact for autistic adults allocated to you, identifying gaps in their support and coordinating efforts to bridge those gaps.
To work closely with inpatient settings, local mental health teams (including crisis teams), social care and other organisations involved to ensure that the system is working in a coordinated and joined up way for the person, helping to reduce any blockages/barriers to accessing support.
Develop positive working relationships with individuals in your caseload and gain insight into each person’s specific autistic needs and develop support plans accordingly. This will involve seeking consent for people to share their “health passport” to help influence how they receive support from other professionals.
When necessary, advocate on behalf of a person based upon predetermined preferences, choices and wishes.
Coordination of support by promotion of multidisciplinary approaches. This will involve developing positive working relations to enable a person to benefit from input from a variety of sources.
Pro-actively initiate and chair MDT meetings either in the community or in acute hospital settings.
Arrange and participate in assessments (including risk assessments) considering a range of information provided by other professionals and the person being supported.
Develop and utilise other available services that can contribute to the overall support of a person.
When appropriate work alongside parent/carers and (dependent on consent given by person being supported) involve them as part of support planning.
Report vulnerable adult safeguarding/child protection issues that may arise directly to the appropriate agency in coordination with the Assistant Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead and together agree appropriate action, following Autism West Midlands’s procedures.
Collate and compile performance information based upon a person’s individual support plan and the overall objectives of the Key Worker Service
Provide cases studies to evidence outcomes, promote good practice and demonstrate system/process/practice issues
Provide feedback gathered by people using the service to help develop the service to best meet needs
Comply with General Data Protection and Regulation (GDPR) when partnership working ensuring that consent is obtained.

What we are looking for from you as a Autism Specialist Key Worker:

Support colleagues across the system to become autism aware and provide autism friendly services.
Rethink systems and approaches based on what is in the best interests of people and can provide the best possible outcomes.
Champion the use of reasonable adjustments to support better engagement and overcome barriers for engagement with support from Key Workers and mental health support.
Positively raise awareness of the needs of autistic adults when opportunities arise and specifically by attending information events and strategic working groups meetings.
A relevant qualification related to Autism or Mental Health or associated field or discipline
Knowledge of how autism and mental health challenges may interplay.
Detailed understanding of the autism spectrum
A good understanding of a variety of mental health issues and how difficulties can affect people.
Working knowledge of safeguarding practice and confidentiality.
Specific experience of working with autistic adults with complex additional needs including mental health.
Experience of carrying out needs. assessments, developing recovery-focused support plans and risk assessments.
Experience of working collaboratively using multi-disciplinary approaches.
Experience of working as part of a team.
The ability to manage a caseload and to prioritise workloads based on needs.
IT literate, with practical experience of using Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and the internet.
Current driving license, access to a vehicle and a willingness to travel.
Have a genuine desire to improve the lives of autistic adults.
Your values are in line with those reflected below.

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** If you would like to apply for this post, please provide a supporting statement as well to be considered for this position**

In return we can offer you:

£30,900 per annum
A supportive management team
Annual leave to increase yearly to 33 days
Free DBS check paid for by Autism West Midlands
Free Medicash Healthcare cash back scheme’
Employee assistance scheme providing support to you and your family
Specialist autism training you are paid to attend and travel to
All staff are provided with a Life assurance
Company Sick Pay Scheme
Refer a friend scheme – £200 for each referral

The closing date for applications is the 18th of August 2026 however, if we receive a high volume of applications, we do reserve the right to close the advert early. Therefore, early application is advised. Interview will held on the 25th of August 2026.

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child protection specialist jobs in bilston, wmd

Autism Specialist Key Worker

SEN Teacher - (Tipton Green SEN School)

Children Law Paralegal (x2)

Family Help Senior Practitioner Social Worker

Family Support Worker

Lead Child Protection Practitioner

Teaching Assistant/Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Attendance Monitor

Deputy Headteacher

Children’s Team Manager

Teaching Assistant Level 2

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Maternity Cover)

Family Law Solicitor – Birmingham

Dispensing Optician

Regional Occupational Therapist

Health Visitor

Teaching Assistant

SEND Teaching Assistant

Nursery Practitioner Level 3

Band 7 Senior Nurse for Palliative Care

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