Phillip Hall

Dedicated and highly experienced Children & Families Practitioner with over 30 years' experience supporting vulnerable children, young people, and families. Extensive background in residential care, youth justice, targeted family support, and safeguarding services. Skilled in building positive, consistent relationships with young people who present with emotional, behavioural, and complex needs.

Experienced in therapeutic approaches, structured interventions, parenting programmes, court work, and multi-agency safeguarding processes. Calm, resilient, and relationship-focused practitioner committed to creating safe, nurturing environments where children and young people can thrive.

Senior Family Support Worker - Birmingham Children's Trust

(2011-06 - 2026-01)

• Delivered intensive family support to children at risk of entering care.
• Undertook holistic assessments and developed intervention plans.
• Completed Early Help Assessments, chronologies, court statements, and detailed case recordings.
• Worked closely with social workers, schools, police, health professionals, and residential providers.
• Facilitated parenting programmes and structured family interventions.
• Supported young people presenting with behavioural challenges, emotional distress, and complex family dynamics.

Targeted Family Support Worker - Birmingham Children's Services

(2004-01 - 2011-06)

• Provided targeted interventions to prevent family breakdown and care entry.
• Delivered one-to-one and whole-family sessions.
• Managed risk, safeguarding concerns, and multi-agency action plans.

Residential Care Worker - National Children's Homes – Cotswold NCH Therapeutic Community

(2002-01 - 2003-12)

• Supported young people within a therapeutic residential setting.
• Promoted emotional wellbeing, structure, and routine.
• Managed challenging behaviours using consistent boundaries and therapeutic communication.
• Contributed to care planning, daily reports, and team meetings.
• Worked shifts including evenings and weekends in line with residential care requirements.

Youth Bail Support Officer - Spurgeon's Childcare

(1989-08 - 2002-12)

• Supported young people involved in the criminal justice system.
• Delivered structured interventions to reduce reoffending.
• Promoted accountability, compliance, and positive lifestyle changes.
• Worked closely with courts, youth offending teams, and families.

Final Warnings Worker - Spurgeon's Childcare

Part-Time Youth Worker - Wolverhampton Borough Council

Site Administrator - Tavern Furnishings Ltd

Block Paver - Stuarts Landscape & Maintenance

Clerical Support Worker - Government YTS

CSE - English and Mathematics

Employability Programme - HGV training (PR Training) - Telford College (2026-04)