Description Assistant Team Manager – Outreach | 8058 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £42,463 to £46,732 per annum | Grade K | Springwood Hub - Norwich Please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV. We have an exciting opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced individual, with a passion for improving outcomes for disabled children. At Norfolk County Council our commitment to providing proven, quality, holistic residential care for children and young people with disabilities aims to achieve excellent outcomes and lasting results. We are passionate about the provision of creative and ambitious opportunities for our young people. Our Services are well regarded, and we are proud of our reputation for ensuring the best outcomes for disabled children. The Springwood Hub supports young people who are within or on the edge of the care system. This hub is designed to provide emergency and medium residential care in Springwood or as outreach, providing intensive short-term interventions within family homes to prevent entry into care and placement breakdown. You will lead a team in providing direct care and support to young people across the county with children with learning/physical disabilities and may include those with complex health needs and challenging behaviour. You will be a positive role model, supporting and leading a staff team which will include providing professional supervision, performance discussions, planning and implementing training, including the induction of new staff. You will have experience and knowledge of safeguarding procedures; you will contribute to key planning and decision-making regarding children’s care and will work in partnership with other professionals. The position will involve being part of an on-call system and may include working evenings, weekends and bank holidays occasionally. Young people are at the heart of our practice at Norfolk County Council. They have established key principles for their ideal worker to help them flourish. Please ensure you read these requirements carefully and apply only if you can fully commit to them. Please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV. For more information, please contact Emma Tolhurst, Springwood Team Manager on 01603 306425 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: ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts 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. Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility) 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: 30 April 2025 All other applicants closing date: 07 May 2025