Job Description

Social Worker Level 1/2 | 10639 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | Level 1: £37,280 to £39,152 per annum, Level 2: £39,862 to £41,771 per annum (depending on experience) | Grade I/J | King’s Lynn

Join us in West Norfolk

You’re qualified, you know the job. Did you know you could do it in a place that gives you a better work life balance?

Affordable housing, good schools, vibrant market towns, beautiful countryside and an enviable coastline. What is there not to like about living and working in West Norfolk?

We are a great team of dedicated practitioners who are focused on promoting and supporting people to keep them independent, resilient and well.

We are looking to recruit a qualified Social Worker for the West Home First Hub based in King’s Lynn. You will hold your own caseload and be fully supported by our friendly team. Our role is to aid discharge from the acute Hospital setting and out of County hospitals for clients who are residents within the West Norfolk catchment area under the Discharge to Assess pathway.

We are an integrated multi-disciplinary team of social care professionals, health professionals, and discharge planners who triage patients and provide them with information on accessing services, aiming to support their discharge from hospital.

We are very supportive of each other; recent feedback from new colleagues in the team has been very positive regarding how they were welcomed and inducted. We encourage individual development and hold regular reflective supervision.

Your role will mainly include undertaking timely complex Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity assessment and carrying out Section 42 Safeguarding enquiries.

Not only do we have the benefit of a beautiful location, but we’re also committed to continuous professional development and you can work flexibly; our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely.

To build meaningful relationships with the people we support, this role requires regular in-person work in both the office and community.

If you are dynamic and enjoy a variety of work this is the perfect role for you!

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers (grade J and above) new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment.

For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council, we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing it's in the spectrum of the grade advertised.

For more information or for an informal chat please contact Katrina Jarred, Practice Consultant on 01366 389533.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post may not be accepted.  You need to be registered with Social Work England as a practising Social Worker.

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 – dependent 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 find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

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: 21 June 2026

All other applicants closing date: 28 June 2026

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.