Job Description

Residential Children’s Practitioner (Level 2) – In Reach Team | 10576 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £32,061 to £33,699 per annum plus sleep in payments and weekend enhancements | Grade G | Countywide

To apply, you must download a Norfolk County Council application form >> Here << and attach it to your online application.

In Norfolk we have exciting and ambitious plans to enhance the way we work with young people, Norfolk Residential Children’s Homes provide emergency and time limited, specialist care for young people (male and female) aged between 8 - 17 years, when either family, foster care, mainstream residential or other community-based placements are not possible or desirable at the time.

This new ‘In Reach Team’ will work across our service to ensure that there are no shortfalls in staffing, the team will be managed centrally in Norwich but will cover all of our in-house children’s homes and be able to offer bespoke care packages as and when the service requires.

Staff will be expected to react to service needs and their working days may vary from home to home. A full driving license and daily access to a vehicle are required for this role.

You will be joining a highly motivated and enthusiastic service who endeavour to make significant changes in young people’s lives.

Ideally you will have a background in residential care or be experienced in working with children. You will be required to have good levels of literacy and numeracy and hold an NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or similar qualification.

To work within this environment, you will need to be committed to making a difference in the lives of young people. You will need to be reliable, have good personal relationship and communication skills as well as high professional standards.

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

To apply, you must download a Norfolk County Council application form >> Here << and attach it to your online application.

For an informal discussion please contact Roger Macdonald, Assistant Team Manager - 07867 977642

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.

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: 28 May 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 03 June 2026 at 23:55