Description Adults Social Worker | 10450 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £37,280 to £41,771 per annum, depending on experience, plus up to £10,000 relocation package | Grade I/J | King’s Lynn, West Norfolk We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers (grade J and above) new to Norfolk County Council. For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council we promise to try and match or better your existing salary You’re qualified; you know the job. Do you know you could do it in a place that gives you a better work life balance? Join us in West Norfolk Affordable housing, good schools, a vibrant city, beautiful countryside, and an enviable coastline. What is there not to like about living and working in Norfolk? In West Norfolk we have a great team of dedicated Social Workers who are focused on promoting and supporting people to keep them independent, resilient, and well. We’re looking to add to our team covering the West of Norfolk. We offer flexible working, supportive career pathways, up to 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, plus a range of other benefits. If you decide to travel to the county by train, we can offer a car club to allow you to easily travel around the region. To build meaningful relationships with the people we support, this role requires regular in-person work in both the office and community. You can join us as part of our community teams covering the Fens & Brecks holding your own caseload and fully supported by our friendly teams. West Norfolk is an area of contrast and beauty situated close to the borders of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire and home to the town of Kings Lynn – a traditional fishing town with fine medieval merchant’s houses, Guildhall, Town Hall, and Minster Church along with two traditional and historic marketplaces with fine Georgian and medieval architecture. The area has 3 railway stations along with hourly trains on the mainline to Ely, Cambridge and London, making it a perfect location for easy travelling to and from the area. Not only do we have the benefit of a beautiful location, but we’re also investing in social care and changing the conversation for social work, supporting people to be independent, resilient and well and provide better outcomes. We’re committed to continuous professional development, and you can work flexibly. 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. While our team is based in King’s Lynn, flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for this role our technology platform and equipment are first class enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. If you’re a qualified Social Worker and interested in working in West Norfolk, we’d love to hear from you. If you’d like to see just how beautiful West Norfolk is, view our video starring Dawn, our Head of Integrated Care Primary Care Networks - Working in West Norfolk. For more information or for an informal chat please contact Sallyann Suiter, Team Manager on 01553 614860. Given the vulnerable people that we meet in our roles, being double vaccinated is desirable. Interviews will take place in King’s Lynn where you will have the opportunity to discuss the opportunities of this role and our working arrangements. Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description 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: Tuesday 26 May 2026 at 23:59 All other applicants closing date: Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 23:59