Description Social Workers | 9700 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £39,862 to £41,771 per annum | Grade J | Norwich We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment. For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing it’s in the spectrum of the grade advertised. Are you an experienced Social Worker (registered with Social Work England) looking to work with a forward-thinking team who embrace change and are passionate about promoting and supporting people to keep them independent, resilient, and well? If so, joining us in Central Norwich could be the right move for you. An opportunity has arisen for Level 2 Social Workers to join our team. We would need you to have an experience of working with adults, managing complex cases, have a sound knowledge of the Care Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Safeguarding. Excellent time management and IT skills are also essential. Ideally you will have a thorough working knowledge of Norfolk County Council processes and procedures. Covering Central Norfolk, our team of Social Workers, Assistant Practitioners and Occupational Therapists utilise the Care Act (2014) to assess and provide support to adults living in the community. With our integrated working, you’ll enjoy variety in your day and the opportunity to build strong working relationships with professionals across the county council, NHS, and other partners. We work under Living Well model of care to provide better outcomes by talking about what people can do, listening and connecting to enable early intervention in the community and avoid where possible admission to an acute setting. If you are committed to a person-centred and strengths-based way of working, we would be interested in hearing from you. In return, we can offer you the opportunity to work in an exciting and challenging area of Social Care, and you will be supported to develop into the role with regular supervision, training, and peer support. Please note that whilst an understanding on the Norfolk processes would be desirable, training can be given. We’re committed to continuous professional development and offer benefits such as Norfolk Rewards – a scheme offering discounts on everyday purchases. 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? We'd love you to come and join us. What we offer At Norfolk County Council we are committed to our employees’ learning and development. We offer all Social Workers and Occupational Therapists a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training. 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. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions. You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions. Norwich is the county capital of Norfolk, 120 miles from London and 60 miles from Cambridge. It's on the edge of the Broads National Park, and a 40-minute drive to the seaside. Norwich is a superb city. It effortlessly mixes outstanding heritage through the ages with modern shopping centres, excellent restaurants, hundreds of cafés and pubs, a superb arts and theatre scene with huge parks and green spaces, canoeing, rowing and sailing. By train, Norwich to London takes 90 minutes and Cambridge less than an hour. There are also direct train links to the Midlands. Norwich International Airport has regular flights to Schiphol, Amsterdam and from there on to the rest of the world, plus daily internal flights to Scotland, Manchester, Exeter and Dublin. Your application 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 will not be accepted. Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You need to be registered with Social Work England as a practising Social Worker. For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy, please contact either Tia Watts, Team Manager, on 01603 217665 or Shaun Hart, Team Manager, on 01603 638058. 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: 16 February 2026 All other applicants closing date: 24 February 2026