Permanent contract | £43,178 to £47,868 per annum (Scale K) inc 10% market supplement | 37 hours per week | Norwich

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Paula, Sarah-Jayne and Katie have a new exciting opportunity for Senior Social Workers to become Consultant Social Workers to work in CADS (Children’s Advice and Duty Service). Applications from Level 2 Social Workers looking to progress will also be considered. The posts will be based at County Hall.

Social Work is a varied and demanding role which covers all aspects of day to day welfare and safety for all children. As Social Workers we strive to achieve the best outcomes for all the children and families we work with whether this be from child in need to the court process.

As Social Workers we seek to broaden our skill set during our careers and this will take us into varying roles and teams. CADS offers another dimension to this skill set; dynamic fast passed work which strives to support the work of our locality colleagues and improve outcomes for children and families.

Working in CADS will help to hone your risk assessment skills in a succinct way, build your ability to determine thresholds and offers the opportunity to bring your current knowledge to share and build the existing team. CADS is a supportive environment with a team of managers and consultant Social Workers keen to welcome those seeking a new opportunity.

Successful candidates should be able to meet the attached criteria and be able to work Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 with some flexibility offered outside of these hours, see attached job description.

If you have any queries or would like to discuss this opportunity further, we welcome a discussion and/or the opportunity for you to visit CADS to understand more about the role, please contact the CADS mailbox directly cads@norfolk.gov.uk and we can arrange a time to discuss and/or organise a visit.

If you don’t feel you need to come and visit CADS, please complete your application form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible to arrange an interview if your application is successful at a convenient date and time.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We have a great offer waiting for you, not to mention a great lifestyle in Norfolk to help you with your work life balance.

There couldn’t be a better time to join Childrens Services at Norfolk County Council. Ofsted inspected our children services in November 2022 and published their report in January 2023. We are rated Good in all areas, following significant improvements, and the report recognised that we have transformed our children’s services.

Read Ofsted's Inspection of Norfolk Children's Services November 2022 report

Key highlights from the latest report:

• Personal advisers and social workers have caseloads which ‘enable them to build enduring and effective relationships with their young people and support them into adulthood’.
• Working in Norfolk you will be empowered to be tenacious and creative in using a range of tools and theoretical frameworks to help children through significant and traumatic experiences.
• Relationship-based partnership working is one of our strengths in Norfolk with an innovative system-wide approach to the delivery of services and a diverse range of multi-agency support services focused on building resilience and ensuring that needs are met quickly and at the lowest level.
• Our executive director of children’s services (DCS) Sara Tough is an exemplary leader who champions the needs of children and young people with a strong senior management team who together provide continuity of management and strategic direction.

Norfolk is a beautiful county, a real hidden gem with over 90 miles of unspoilt coastline, beautiful countryside, the unique Norfolk Broads, amazing wildlife, picturesque market towns and the fabulous seaside resorts of Hunstanton, Cromer and Great Yarmouth. At the heart is the vibrant city of Norwich with excellent shopping, a vast array of restaurants and a pub for every day of the year. Travel links are extensive with direct rail links to London and Cambridge and Norwich International Airport with flights to Europe and beyond.

There is an excellent relocation package available.

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These are some 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 including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount 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 paid upfront (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.
  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

Before you apply , we recommend reading the full Consultant Social Worker – job description and person specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date: 06 June 2023