Supported Assistant Practitioner/Assistant Practitioner 8819 | Permanent contract | £28,598 to £33,699 per annum (Scale F/G) | 37 hours per week | County Hall, Norwich
Join the Supported Living and Residential Team as an Assistant Practitioner. We review adults with learning disabilities across Norfolk in residential and supported living placements.
You will possess experience in the Health or Social Care sector, have a good standard of education along with excellent IT and organisational skills. You will be competent at working at pace in a responsive fast paced environment, with a positive can-do attitude.
Norfolk is a beautiful county, a real hidden gem with over 90 miles of unspoilt coastline, scenic countryside, the unique Norfolk Broads, amazing wildlife, picturesque market towns and fabulous seaside resorts. At the heart is the vibrant city of Norwich with excellent shopping, a vast array of restaurants and a pub for every day of the year. Travel links are extensive, with direct rail links to London and Cambridge and Norwich International Airport with flights to Europe and beyond. Our team is based in South Norfolk with a range of hamlets, villages and market towns. The area is excellent for the outdoor enthusiast with acres of woodland to enjoy walking, hiking and cycling.
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
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 this, 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, enabling you to progress to an Assistant Practitioner role (Scale G) subject to satisfactory programme completion. 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: 1 October 2025 at 23:59
All other applicants closing date: 9 October 2025 at 23:59
We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.
We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.
We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.