Family Practitioner

Norfolk County Council; Norwich; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday

Health & Wellbeing services

Flexible working

Norfolk Rewards

LGPS

Job summary

Norfolk County Council is seeking a case-holding Family Practitioner for the Children with Disabilities, North, East and Broadland Team. You will manage a caseload of vulnerable children and families to provide targeted support within an integrated framework at County Hall, Norwich.

The role requires at least two years of relevant experience with children and families, a willingness to train, and a track record of best-practice interventions.

Qualifications

• Experience of direct work with children, young people and families.
• Willingness to undertake specific relevant training within the first year.
• Experience of best practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage and be accountable for a caseload of vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Provide targeted support and challenge as part of an integrated approach.

Skills

Direct work with families

Training willingness

Best practice experience

Education

Degree or NVQ4

Job description

Family Practitioner – Children with Disabilities | 11030 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £35,570 to £37,563 per annum | Grade H | North, East Norfolk & Broadland (based in County Hall, Norwich)

We are recruiting a case holding Family Practitioner to work within our Children with Disabilities, North, East and Broadland Team.

The successful candidate will manage and be accountable for a caseload of vulnerable children, young people and families to provide targeted support and challenge as part of an integrated approach to support families where their child has a significant or complex disability.

About Us

Our Children with Disabilities service provides support to children and young people with substantial and permanent disabilities 0-18 years of age. We have three teams which cover Norfolk and they are multi-disciplinary consisting of social workers, occupational therapists, occupational therapist assistant practitioners and assistant practitioners. We maintain strong links with internal and external partners to ensure a holistic response to the needs of the children and families we are working with.

You Will Have

• Minimum of two years of relevant experience of direct work and interventions with children, young people and families, preferably educated to degree level or NVQ Level 4.
• A willingness to undertake specific relevant training to the role within the first year.
• Experience of best practice.

In Return We Will Offer You

These are some of the benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities
• Financial benefits including ‘Norfolk Rewards’, our employee discount programme and Local Government Pension Scheme.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

For an informal discussion about joining our Service, please contact Lynn Carter via email [e-mail] or 01603 692473

Applications will be reviewed once submitted.

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.

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: 10 September 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 20 September 2026 at 23:55