Private Law Facilitator (8654)
Private Law Facilitator (8654)
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Private Law Facilitator 8654 permanent contract 37 hours per week 36124 to 37938 per annum Grade I Based at County Hall Norwich (flexible working arrangements)
Are you analytically minded with knowledge of private family law and a passion for supporting and developing others
We are looking for someone to take the lead in developing our practice in private family law and provide a link between the Local Authority and the family court in relation to private law proceedings.
You will join our newly created Court Work and Pre-proceedings Team. The Court Work and Pre-proceedings Team provides support to our child and family-facing teams in all aspects of Court Work with a focus on improving quality and consistency and supporting best practice.
With a focus on Private Law you will be responsible for ensuring a timely response to the Family Court in Private Law proceedings to minimise delay for children and young people. You will alsosupport and upskill practitioners including Social Workers in managing private law cases and in preparation of evidence so the best outcome is achieved for the child/young person.
With a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject such as Law Social Work or Probation you will have proven experience of working effectively with children and their families within the family justice system. You will have knowledge of private law and public law work including pre-proceedings and care proceedings.
We have embraced the Family Help model placing practitioners and relationship-based practice at the heart of what we do. Our Pillars of Practice set the vision for our practice with children in Norfolk to work with whole family networks and across the whole system to support families to build on their strengths and achieve the best possible outcomes.
If you are looking for the opportunity to improve court work practice and you want to work with us to shape the future of Childrens Services in Norfolk we want to hear from you.
If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Carmen Hawkes Service Manager Court Work and Pre Proceedings Team 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 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 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 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 ourTerms and Conditionshere.
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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: 27 July 2025
All other applicants closing date: 04 August 2025
Employment Type
Full-Time
