Two posts | Social Worker | 7795 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £38,626 to £46,732 per annum | Grade J/K | Countywide
Hi, I am Jenifer Dewar, Assistant Director for Family Help at Norfolk County Council. Norfolk is a Good authority with exceptional leadership. We are proud of our Social Work Teams and value all our practitioners.
This is an exciting time to join the frontline Social Work teams at Norfolk following the launch of our brand-new operating model. Family Help mirrors some of the ambitions laid out in the National Children's Social Care Review (2022) and the Government's response to that, Stable Homes Built on Love (2023). It further amplifies and enhances elements we know have worked for our children, families, and practitioners in Norfolk for some time. We are just about to implement this way of working countywide following a very successful trial period.
Family Help consists of multi-disciplinary teams working collaboratively to meet the needs of children, in a culture that prioritises relationships, direct work, and extended family networking to affect sustainable change. Our Family Help Teams have 22 practitioners, of which seven or eight are Social Workers. The rest of the team is made up of Family Support Workers, specialist practitioners, Assistant Managers, and Team Managers. Cases are managed by the whole prevention and protection teams, and families receive targeted interventions at a very early stage, improving outcomes for our Children and Families.
We have received amazing benefits from this way of working for our Social Workers too, including a reduction in intervention times and paperwork.
You will be joining an authority that cares about your wellbeing, is passionate about flexible working, and develops practitioners so everyone feels valued and part of our Norfolk County Council family.
We are looking for Practitioners who are qualified Social Workers registered with Social Work England and who are experienced in Child Protection, Assessments, and Court Work. We seek excellent team players who share our vision to provide the best possible outcomes for children and families.
We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups at Norfolk County Council, including Black and Global Majority practitioners, and we are committed to equality and diversity within our Family Help teams.
For an informal discussion about our roles, please contact Team Manager, Zoe Harris in the first instance at.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
* Competitive salary
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
* Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part-time, remote, and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
* Financial benefits such as:
o Norfolk Rewards employee discounts programme
o A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
o Relocation expenses (where applicable)
o An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
o Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments, and dependants pensions.
o Tax-efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
o Access to our tax-efficient car lease scheme for greener travel
o A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard-to-fill job
You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.
Redeployment closing date: 12 March 2025
All other applicants closing date: 23 March 2025
Applications will be reviewed as they are made so please apply ASAP.
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