Permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week | £30,559 to £32,654 per annum (Grade G) plus sleep in allowance when required and weekend enhancements | Countywide
10 Full Time Positions
To apply, please download anapplication form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.
The Outreach Service works with families in crisis to prevent escalation of need, reduce risk and prevent family or placement breakdown, achieving successful and long-term stability.
We are looking for Outreach Support Workers to join our expanding team. You will be working with young people and their families within their own homes, providing direct support to prevent family breakdown in a child-focused way in order to achieve positive outcomes. You may be required to sleep in the homes when the need arises. You will need to be enthusiastic, flexible and responsive to the needs of the young people.
The team provides an outreach service around the clock, aiming to keep families together by supporting them at a time of crisis and allowing a community package to be put in if longer support is required. This can range from offering time out/positive activities in the community with family/child/young person, conflict resolution, de-escalation, support in household tasks, signposting to other services, developing relationships and communication skills, advice, containment and reassurance.
A full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle on a daily basis are essential.
Ideally, you will be experienced in working with children and understand the issues facing vulnerable children and young people. You will be required to have good levels of literacy and numeracy and have an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.
You will need to be a good communicator and be able to work alone but also as part of a team.
The role will involve working evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins.
For more information and an informal discussion please call Amanda Adams (Team Manager) on 07738-936506.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the fullJob Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
* Competitive salary
* Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
* 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 our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
o ABlue 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 A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
o Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
You can find information on ourTerms and Conditions here.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply 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.
Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 27 January 2025
Closing date: 03 February 2025
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