RESIDENTIAL CHILDREN’S PRACTITIONER (LEVEL 1 OR 2) | 8307 | PERMANENT CONTRACT | 37 HOURS PER WEEK | £25,584 TO £32,654 PER ANNUM PLUS SLEEP-IN PAYMENTS AND WEEKEND ENHANCEMENTS | GRADE E/G | NORWICH

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.
To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.
Norfolk Residential Children’s Homes provide emergency and time limited, specialist care for young people (male and female) aged between 8 - 17 years, when either family, foster care or other community-based placements are not possible or desirable at the time.
Staff at the home will be expected to contribute to an assessment of the child’s needs with the objective of either reunification, a move to a family or community-based placement, or a longer term or a more specialised residential home.
You will be joining a highly motivated and enthusiastic team who endeavour to make significant changes in young people’s lives.
Ideally you will have a background in residential care or be experienced in working with children. You will be required to have good levels of literacy and numeracy and hold an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or similar qualification.
To work within this environment, you will need to be committed to making a difference in the lives of young people. You will need to be reliable, have good personal relationship and communication skills as well as high professional standards.
To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria we are looking for.
Job description - Level 1 £25,584 to £27,269 per annum (Scale E)
Job description - Level 2 £30,559 to £32,654 per annum (Scale G), need to hold a level 3 or above in Residential Child Care
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Assistant Team Manager, Natasha Davey on 01603 620185.

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.
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Please refer the Job description for details