Description Permanent contract | 37 hours per week | Level 2 or Senior Social Worker £38,626 to £46,732 per annum (Grade J/K) | Norwich Social Worker - Children with Disabilities We are recruiting a Social Worker to join our Children with Disabilities, City and South team and we welcome applications from Level 2 and Senior Social Workers. Our Children with Disabilities service provides support to children and young people with substantial and permanent disabilities 0-18 years of age. We have three teams which cover Norfolk and they are multi-disciplinary consisting of Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistant Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners. We maintain strong links with internal and external partners to ensure a holistic response to the needs of the children and families we are working with. What our Social Workers think: “Our team are supportive, we look out for each other, we rise to high challenge and expect high support from our team manager which is always available We are passionate and driven to achieve high standards in our work and this is supported by a team manager who has commitment, positive leadership, focus and high expectations. In return we receive autonomy, flexible working for our individual situations, good quality and structured supervision and case discussion with a focus on analysis and best outcomes for the children and families. We all agree we are committed to making a difference to children, young people and the families in Norfolk through the vision and steer of a fab team manager” Jennifer, Senior Social Worker We welcome applications from practitioners who have a relevant social work qualification and are registered with Social Work England. Ideally you will have experience of working with children with disabilities. For an informal discussion about joining our Service, please contact one of our Heads of CWD: Caroline Horton, caroline.hortonnorfolk.gov.uk or Carol Manning, carol.manningnorfolk.gov.uk Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification below to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for. Social Worker Level 2 CWD - job description Senior Social Worker - CWD - job description 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: ‘ 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. A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers Relocation expenses (where applicable) An advance of your expenses if you travel for work Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions. A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job. Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars. You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here. Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your norfolk.gov.uk or nccal.ac.uk email. Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 17 November 2024 Closing date: 24 November 2024