Senior Residential Children's Practitioner

Norfolk County Council; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in King's Lynn is seeking a full-time Senior Residential Children's Practitioner to support the management of a residential home for children with disabilities. The ideal candidate will have a level 5 children's workforce diploma and experience in residential care. This position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits including flexible working opportunities and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

'Norfolk Rewards' employee discounts

Relocation expenses

Local Government Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people with disabilities.
• Skills in managing and supporting a staff team.
• Ability to take part in on-call duties.

Responsibilities

• Support the manager in the running of the residential home.
• Supervise and develop the staff team.
• Take part in on-call duties and work occasional weekends.

Skills

Experience in children's residential home

Supervision and development skills

Diligence

Education

Children workforce diploma level 5

Job description

Job Description

Senior Residential Children's Practitioner | 9264 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum | Grade J | Kings Lynn

At Norfolk County Council our commitment to providing proven, quality, holistic residential care for children and young people with disabilities aims to achieve excellent outcomes and lasting results. We are passionate about the provision of creative and ambitious opportunities for our young people. Our Services are well regarded, and we are proud of our reputation for ensuring the best outcomes for disabled children.

Marshfield's is a Short Break Residential home based in West Lynn providing short breaks for young people with disabilities and/or complex health needs aged 5 to 18 yrs.

We are looking to recruit a full time Senior Residential Children's Practitioner to support the assistant manager in the running of the home. You will support the manager in supervision and development of the staff team. You are required to take part in on call duties and work occasional weekends. Ideally you will hold a children workforce diploma level 5 and have experience working within a children's residential home.

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

Benefits

• 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

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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: Monday 10 November 2025 at 23:59

All other applicants closing date: Monday 17 November 2025 at 23:59