Job Description

Senior Residential Children’s Practitioner | 10258 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week – including on call and sleep in, evenings and weekends, as required) | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum | Grade J | Easthills, Norwich

Easthills Children’s Home provides short break care for young people (male and female) aged 10–17 who are on the edge of care. We are seeking a full‑time Senior Residential Children’s Practitioner to support and assist the Manager in the day‑to‑day running of the home.

In this role, you will supervise staff, support their professional development, and contribute to creating a safe, nurturing environment for young people. You will also be required to take part in on‑call duties and work occasional weekends.

Ideally, you will hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (or be working toward it) and have experience within a children’s residential setting or experience of working directly with young people.

You will be joining a highly motivated and enthusiastic team committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.

To succeed in this environment, you must be committed, reliable, and passionate about supporting young people. Strong communication skills, positive interpersonal relationships, and high professional standards are essential.

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

For an informal discussion please contact Emma Sewell, Team Manager, Easthills Children’s Home, 01603-306273.

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

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.

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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: 12 April 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 16 April 2026 at 23:55