Social Worker - Maternity cover 1 year

Enhanced Family Help Team – Social Worker | 9948 | Secondment Opportunity / Fixed Term Contract until 30 April 2027| 37 hours per week | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum | Grade J | Countywide but primarily West and Breckland area

Are you passionate about building relationships and supporting children and their families to live within the community and thrive within the family home through targeted support tailored to the needs of the family?

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dedicated, and resilient Social Worker to join our countywide Enhanced Family Help team, with the aim to enable all children to access all support and services they need to thrive at home with their families. Ideal candidates will be committed to relationship‑ based practice and supporting families across the county where long‑ term concerns relating to neglect have been identified.

The Enhanced Family Help Team is a smaller, specialist team who are committed to working holistically and inclusively with families to build on their strengths, assess risks, root causes and patterns of persistent, chronic neglect, and identify barriers to consistently meeting children’s needs. Through meaningful engagement with children, families, and their wider networks, we support families to develop clear, multi‑ disciplinary plans that promote sustained, positive change.

The team of Social Workers, Family Practitioners, a Clinician, and Home-Based Support Workers co-work with each other,

universal services and families to deliver targeted and intensive support to reduce the risks of long-term neglect and improve outcomes for children.

As an allocated Social Worker within the team, you will hold a case load of families where needs vary and are complex, and which sit within Child Protection and Family Support planning. You will need to be solution focussed and deliver direct work through trauma-informed interventions specific to the needs of the child, family and their network to promote safety and well-being and prevent escalation of need. You will embrace the Flourish ambition for all children as an approach that underpins your work with children and families.

You will be required to travel as part of your duties, the majority of which will involve lone working with children, young people and families in their homes and community. You will be responsible for your own travel arrangements, and these must be carried out in the most effective and efficient way to perform your job. You may also be required to transport children and babies in your own vehicle. The Enhanced Family Help Team will work with children and families across the county and whilst we will endeavour to assign work in a particular area, there will be times when you will need to work across the county to support the team function.

If you have any questions or would like to hear more about the team, please get in touch with Sam Bond – Enhanced Family Help Team Manager - Samantha.bond@norfolk.gov.uk / Tel – 01493 448223)

We offer a £2,000 Welcome Payment for Grade J & K Social Workers who join the Family Help Team.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to 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 – dependant 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 also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to c

urrent employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Closing date: 29 March 2026 at 23:59