Intensive Support Worker

Norwich - UK

Yearly Salary: £ 31537 - 33699

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Intensive Support Worker 9499 Secondment Opportunity / Fixed Term Temporary Contract 12 Months 37 hours per week 31537 to 33699 per annum Grade G Norfolk

Are you passionate about providing children and their families with the guidance and support they need to live within the community and thrive within the family home

We are looking to recruit a dedicated resilient Support Worker to join our Family Help team covering South Norfolk with the aim to enable more children to remain at home safely with their families.

As an Intensive Support Worker you will undertake targeted evidence-based and timely/time-limited interventions with families working alongside Social Workers and Family Practitioners to promote safety and well-being and prevent escalation of need. You will embrace Norfolk Vital Signs for children as an approach that underpins your work with children and families.

You will need to have a minimum of three years experience of working directly with children and families.

You are confident delivering interventions one-to-one or on a group basis with children young people and parents/caregivers.

You will require an NVQ level 3 in a relevant subject or equivalent experience providing services for children and young people and their families and an understanding of child development from birth to 19 including factors which impede overall development.

In order to support families when they most need it Intensive Support Workers work a 37 hour per week on a Monday to Sunday contract. You will be required - on occasion - to work outside of normal office working hours including evenings mornings and weekends.

You will be required to travel as part of your duties and you may be required at short notice to transport young people between a variety of rural and urban locations.

This is a great opportunity to join a new and innovative service providing the best possible support to children and families.

The interview process will consist of a competency-based interview. If this is successful a further safe care (Warner) interview will follow.

Before you apply we recommend reading the fullJob Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.

Please ensure when submitting your covering letter you evidence fully how you meet the essential and desirable criteria of the role.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity further please contact Kieley Crane in the first instance

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 dependant on your job role and business need.
Financial benefits such as:
- Norfolk Rewards our 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 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

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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: 18 December 2025 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 04 January 2026 at 23:55

DescriptionIntensive Support Worker 9499 Secondment Opportunity / Fixed Term Temporary Contract 12 Months 37 hours per week 31537 to 33699 per annum Grade G NorfolkAre you passionate about providing children and their families with the guidance and support they need to live within the communi...