Job Description
Night Residential Children's Practitioner Level 1 or 2 – Children with Disabilities | 8325 | permanent contract | part-time 25.66 hours per week | £17,743 to £22,646 per annum plus weekend enhancements | Grade E/G | The Den Children’s Home - Norwich
Young people are at the heart of our practice at Norfolk County Council. They have established key principles for their ideal worker to help them flourish. Please ensure you read these requirements carefully and apply only if you can fully commit to them.
To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.
At Norfolk County Council our commitment to providing proven, quality, holistic residential care for children and young people with disabilities aims to achieve excellent outcomes and lasting results. We are passionate about the provision of creative and ambitious opportunities for our young people Our Services are well regarded, and we are proud of our reputation for ensuring the best outcomes for disabled children.
As part of an exciting expansion programme, we are currently establishing a new residential home within Norwich called `The Den`, which will provide holistic care for young people with learning disabilities who have complex health needs and/or challenging behaviours.
`The Den` has the potential to provide a home for two young people or to operate as a sole occupancy home. The Service will have the use of its own vehicle and is also situated in a Norwich suburb which has good bus links as well as being close the rail station in the city. It`s location also means that the children who live there will also have good access to local shops, parks and other conveniently situated leisure facilities such as ten-pin bowling venues, swimming pools and cinemas as well as providing easy access to the Norfolk coast.
We are now recruiting for this exciting new Service and there is the opportunity to become involved at the very outset. We need highly motivated, resilient and positive individuals who possess humour, tenacity and empathy to help children and young people with disabilities to flourish and reach their full potential.
The rewards from the direct work with the young people can be endless but in addition you will receive a thorough initial induction and training programme as well as on-going training opportunities, the option to join a highly regarded pension scheme, generous holiday entitlement, support and supervision.
To apply, please download an application form and attach it to your online application instead of your CV.
For more information, please contact Nicky Cornell-Blackwood, Assistant Team Manager on 01603 638067.
Job Description
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. Please find the job descriptions in the links below:
Residential Children's Practitioner Level 1 - CWD Nights
Residential Children’s Practitioner Level 2 – CWD Nights (must hold a level 3 or above in Residential Child Care)
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:
o ‘ 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.
o A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
o Relocation expenses (where applicable)
o An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
o Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
o Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
o 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)
o A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
You can 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: 11 June 2025
All other applicants closing date: 17 June 2025
About Us
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. #J-18808-Ljbffr