Description Supported Assistant Practitioner/Assistant Practitioner | 10338 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £32,061 to £33,699 (G grade) or £29,064 to £31,022 (F grade) per annum | Grade F/G | Norwich An exciting opportunity has arisen for us to recruit an Assistant Practitioner to join the Northern Mental Health Social Care Team, covering the North Norfolk area as well as the Mental Health Duty Team. We have embraced our new Community Social Work model, Human Learning Systems, looking at new and creative ways to prevent, reduce and delay care and support needs. Early intervention, creativity and utilising community assets are key, as is improving our community-led support offer which will include engaging with people in public spaces. This is an exciting time to join Norfolk Adult Social Care, so if you share our vision, we’d like to hear from you. You will be joining a passionate, forward thinking, supportive and high performing team. You will undertake Care Act Assessments, Support Planning, Reviews and take part in covering our duty team whilst working collaboratively with partners including Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust and various stakeholders to promote independence. We are seeking an enthusiastic community Assistant Practitioner to join our highly motivated, innovative team of Practice Consultants, Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners and Living Well Officers. It is an exciting time to join our team of dedicated and passionate workers in embracing our Living Well agenda and supporting people to be independent, resilient and well. The successful candidate would need to have knowledge and a level of experience of the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) Mental Health Act (1983) and Safeguarding vulnerable adults, as well as excellent time management and IT skills. Any new staff are supported to develop a thorough working knowledge of Norfolk County Council processes and procedures. We operate a hybrid model of working, which includes working from home and from our office base at Hellesdon Hospital. There are also opportunities to work from other Norfolk County Council bases. 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 interested in this role and have further questions, please don't hesitate to contact Leigh Heyes, Team Manager or Samantha Unsworth, Practice Consultant, via 01603 217644 or email; Leigh.heyes@norfolk.gov.uk or Samantha.unsworth@norfolk.gov.uk We're looking to appoint either a Supported Assistant Practitioner (Scale F) or an experienced Assistant Practitioner (Scale G) and require a CV and Supporting Statement from you. In your application, you should set out how you meet the essential and desirable criteria of each of the roles, so we advise reading the full Job Description and Person Specification for each first before applying: Supported Assistant Practitioner: Job Description and Person Specification Assistant Practitioner: Job Description and Person Specification Our Supported Assistant Practitioners (Scale F) join our 9-month, bespoke support programme ( The Assistant Practitioner Development Programme ), enabling you to progress to an Assistant Practitioner role (Scale G) subject to satisfactory programme completion. 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: 26 April 2026 All other applicants closing date: 30 April 2026