Senior Social Worker

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Job Description

Senior Social Worker | 9494 | Secondment Opportunity for 6 Months | 37 hours per week | £43,822 to £48,227 per annum | Grade K | County Hall / Countywide

We are pleased to announce an opportunity for a 6-month secondment, starting as soon as possible, for a Senior Social Worker to join the Kinship Assessment Team.

We are a countywide team specialising in assessing family members and connected people to become foster carers and/or Special Guardians for children who can't live with their parents. We work closely with frontline teams, NPLaw and the Norfolk Fostering Service to undertake initial viability assessments and Special Guardianship and connected persons fostering assessments to provide recommendations to the Court and Fostering Panel.

We are a busy team, so it is essential that applicants have strength in planning their work and personal organisation, applicants need to be flexible and have the ability to travel all across Norfolk and out of county where this is required. The majority of our work comes from the Court, so experience of writing assessments within a safeguarding context and knowledge and experience in care proceedings is essential.

The work we undertake is unique and an integral part of care planning for children, we work in a creative and supportive way with kinship carers to secure family placements for children where this is safe and in their best interests.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

We welcome any further enquiries about this opportunity, for an informal chat about this role please contact Debra Bennetts (Team Manager- Kinship Assessment) debra.bennetts@norfolk.gov.uk.

Please ensure that you have Head of Service agreement to apply for the secondment position before you apply.

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

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: 15 December 2025 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 05 January 2026 at 23:55

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.