Senior Family Practitioner

Norfolk County Council; Dereham; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday

Health & wellbeing services

Flexible working

Norfolk Rewards discounts

Blue Light card

Relocation support

Pension scheme

Car lease scheme

Referral bonus

Job summary

Norfolk County Council in Dereham is seeking a Senior Family Help Practitioner to cover the Breckland area. The role involves managing a complex caseload and working to keep children safe through early intervention, with a focus on strengths-based practice and collaboration with families and professionals.

This secondment/temporary contract runs until April 2027, with flexible working options including remote/hybrid where appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of Family Help cases.
• Identify and address risks to keep children safe.
• Prioritise and adapt practice under pressure to support families.

Job description

Senior Family Practitioner | 11298 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Contract until April 2027| 37 hours per week | £38,510 to £40,444 per annum | Grade I | Dereham

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Family Help Practitioner to work in Family Help Team covering Breckland area, the post will be based at Elizabeth House, Dereham.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner who can manage a complex caseload of Family Help cases.

We will be able to offer you a friendly and supportive working environment where learning and development is promoted through the support of an experienced management group.

Our purpose in Family Help is to keep children and young people safe through early intervention to prevent the need for statutory involvement. We do this working alongside the family, their network and other professionals naming and addressing worries, creating plans which identify the support needed to achieve positive outcomes and empower the family to effect change.

Your role as a Senior Family Help Practitioner will be varied and challenging, so a high level of resilience is required. It is fast paced so you will need to be flexible, use your initiative and skill set to manage your workload and support the wider team. A family’s needs and situation can change so you will need to be able to prioritise, adapt your practice and remain calm when under pressure.

Family Help is a strengths-based service where the child is at the centre of our work, their voice and views are the most important. You will need to be able to identify and understand risk and keep this under review this throughout the case.

You will need good IT skills, proficiency in Word, Excel and databases and be able to communicate effectively at all levels.

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: 15 October 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 22 October 2026 at 23:55