Family Help Social Worker 2 posts 7795
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Two posts Social Worker 7795 permanent contract 37 hours per week 38626 to 46732 per annum Grade J/K Countywide
Hi I am Jenifer Dewar Assistant Director for Family Help at Norfolk County Council. Norfolk are 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 brandnew operating model. Family Help mirrors some of the ambitions laid out in the National Childrens Social Care Review 2022 and the Governments 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 on from a very successful trial period.
Family Help consists of multidisciplinary teams working collaboratively to meet the needs of children and 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 who cares about your wellbeing who is passionate about flexible working and who develops practitioners so everyone feels valued and part our Norfolk County Council family.
We are looking for Practitioners who are qualified Social Workers who are registered with Social Work England and who are experienced in Child Protection Assessments and Court Work who are excellent team players and 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 fullJob Description and Person Specificationto 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 fasttrack physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexitime part time remote and hybrid working dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- Norfolk Rewardsour employee discounts programme which helps yousave money on almost anything from everyday groceries and clothes to holidays new technology gym membership trips to the cinema and days out.
- ABlue Light cardfor 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 ultralow emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
You can find information on ourTerms and Conditionshere.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee See and apply for internal and external vacancies inmyOracleusing your @norfolk or @nccal.ac 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
