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Family help social workers

Our family help social workers are part of a dynamic and supportive multi-disciplinary team. Support, respect and collaboration are central to how we work.

Join our child protection family help teams and get a great package of support and benefits.

Financial benefits

Salary up to £48,227
A £2,000 welcome payment. This is for:
- Qualified and experienced social workers. This means that you are working at a grade J and above with 2 years of post qualified experience.
- Team managers new to Norfolk County Council in family help and looked after children
Up to £10,000 relocation package and interest free loan scheme. This is subject to qualifying conditions.
An award-winning career average pension scheme. This gives you an extra 15.5% towards your contribution.
An assisted vehicle purchase scheme. This is subject to eligibility.

Everyday practice benefits

Challenging but manageable caseloads. We emphasise joint working, joint holding of risk and collaboration across disciplines.
Dynamic multi-disciplinary teams with a range of practitioners
Managers and senior leaders who back you up on tough decisions. This includes managers who work across all teams but support on challenging areas. For example, court work, child protection and interventions.
Our technology platform and equipment is first class. It enables you to connect and collaborate remotely. We are always challenging ourselves around how technology can streamline our reporting practices.
A clear practice vision focusing on restorative approaches and key non negotiables
Priority parking and refurbished office spaces

The way we operate supports social workers with:

Streamlined paperwork. This is so you can spend less time filling in forms and writing reports.
Dedicated support staff for each family help team. This is to reduce your admin and provide wider support.
Dedicated court work facilitators. This is to support you as part of a dedicated court work service that will wrap around all cases.
Continuous development of the professionals that you can call in to help you. This includes domestic abuse specialists, homebased support workers, substance misuse workers. Many of these roles are part of our multi-disciplinary teams. They will work closely with you as part of the team around the family.
A Children's Advice and Duty Service (CADS) team to triage cases to the right teams. This is so you can focus on where you can make the biggest difference.
Aligning mental health practitioners with our teams. This reduces contacts, referrals, and the number of assessments which do not lead to ongoing work.

Learn more about the everyday practice within Children's Services social work.

Flexible working, generous leave and support

We offer flexible working arrangements. This includes condensed four-day week working, nine-day fortnights and other options.
We offer a generous annual leave entitlement. This is also the opportunity to buy up to two weeks of extra annual leave through our salary sacrifice scheme.
We offer maternity, paternity and adoption pay and time off to support you as your family grows. There is an independently run nursery within the Norfolk County Council grounds which offers priority spaces to our employees.
We offer support if you care for relatives or friends who are older, disabled or seriously ill
We are committed to promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of our social workers. We provide access to services that support your health and wellbeing, such as:
- Confidential counselling and advice
- Fast-track physiotherapy
- NHS health checks for employees over 40