Permanent contract | £22,170.81 to £23,869.45 per annum (Scale G) | 30 hours per week | Attleborough Enterprise & Community Centre
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Duty Assistant Practitioner to join the Southern Locality Community Team. Based at Attleborough and within Adult Social Services, you will support existing staff to review and assess service users using the Care Act 2014. We have a well-established duty team in the Southern Locality. You will work within a multi-disciplinary response function in a well-supported team, where we take pride in our positive working relationships with our colleagues. You will be responsible for answering the phones, triaging calls, working closely with health colleagues and our ICC workers. You will need to have an ability to work under pressure, be well organised and able to effectively prioritise and risk assess complex cases. The ability to travel is essential. You will benefit from a supportive team environment with daily management oversight.
For an informal discussion please contact Team Manager Jo-Anne Blanchard 01953 450777.
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.
Interviews to be held w/c 26/06/2023
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- 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 paid upfront (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.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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Closing date: 13 June 2023 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.