Senior Social Worker- Children with Disabilities Team

Norfolk County Council; Dereham; On-site; GBP 43,822 - 48,227; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and Wellbeing services

Flexible working opportunities

Financial benefits via Norfolk Rewards

Blue Light card

Relocation expenses

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

A local council in Dereham is seeking a Senior Social Worker to provide support for children with disabilities. In this case holding role, you will work closely with families and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to meet identified needs. The ideal candidate will have a Social Work qualification and experience in a holistic approach to care. This position offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including flexible working opportunities and health services.

Responsibilities

• Work with families to identify areas of need and appropriate support packages.
• Case holding and managing individual work through Occupational Therapists.
• Maintain strong links with internal and external partners.

Skills

Case holding

Identifying support packages

Holistic approach

Collaboration with partners

Education

Social Work qualification

Job description

Senior Social Worker – Children with Disabilities | 9685 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | West Norfolk and Breckland

We are pleased to announce an opportunity for two Social Workers with the Children with Disabilities Service, in our West and Breckland team.

Our Children with Disabilities (CWD) service provides support to children and young people with substantial and permanent disabilities who are 0-18 years of age.

We have three teams which cover Norfolk, and they are multi-disciplinary consisting of Social Workers, Family Practitioners, Assistant Practitioners, Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistant Practitioners.

The CWD West and Breckland team are a close-knit team working in a multi-disciplinary approach to support children, young people and their families across all aspects from initial referral to their full journey through Children’s Services including CIN, CP, CLA and transitioning to Adulthood.

We maintain strong links with internal and external partners to ensure a holistic response to the needs of the children, young people and families we are working with.

The role will be case holding, working to identify areas of need, identifying support packages that are appropriate to meet the identified needs and pieces of individual work through our CWD Occupational Therapists or CWD Outreach to enable young people have equal opportunities as those of their non-disabled peers.

For more information or an informal discussion please contact Emma Riley, Team Manager (West & Breckland) on 01553 669323.

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

Senior Social Worker - Job Description And Person Specification

Social Worker – Level 2 - Job Description and Person Specification

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 want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

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Closing date: 8 March 2026 at 23:55