UASC Senior Practice Coordinator | 8879 | Secondment Opportunity / Fixed term Contract until 31 July 2026 | 37 hours per week | £26,403 to £28,142 per annum | Grade E | County Hall
Senior Practice Coordinator (Administrator) - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) Team
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and well-organised individual to provide support to the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Service. In this role, you will provide support and assistance to operational Team Managers and Social Care Practitioners, enabling them to spend more time undertaking direct work with children, young people and families.
You will have a high level of customer service, good organisational skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise work and problem solve. You will be able to communicate effectively at all levels, explain technical issues in plain English and have skills in analysing and interpreting data. Excellent keyboard and ICT skills in Word, Excel and databases are also necessary. You will have the ability to organise meetings, take and produce minutes. You will also have an awareness of data protection and information management.
As point of contact for both internal and external customers and stakeholders, you will need excellent interpersonal skills, as you will be dealing and working with professionals from internal and external partner agencies (. Home Office) to support in bringing a positive offer to those children and young people entering Norfolk (and possibly the UK) for the first time.
Effective operational support is a vital element to the success of Children’s Services. You will be committed to delivering a first-class level of support, proactive as well as positive, and will provide a focused, consistent business support service to managers and staff.
You will be part of a well-established, supportive team and full training will be provided.
1. A 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
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Redeployment closing date: 01 October 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 08 October 2025 at 23:59