Assistant Practitioner 11041

Supported Assistant Practitioner/Assistant Practitioner | 11041 | permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £30,023 to £32,046 per annum (F) or £33,119 to £34,811 per annum (G) | Grade F/G | Norwich Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and achieve the outcomes that matter most to them? Do you enjoy working creatively, building strong relationships, and making a real difference in your local community? We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated Assistant Practitioner to join our dynamic Older People and Physical Disability (OP/PD) Team within Adult Social Care. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside experienced Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners within a forward-thinking service that is embracing innovative and strengths-based ways of working. About the Role This is an Assistant Practitioner role with a focus on Housing with Care (HWC) and Independent Living (IL). You will work with individuals, carers and families to undertake assessments and support planning for adults wishing to move to a Housing with Care/Independent Living scheme. You will work with providers and landlords throughout the nomination and moving period to ensure the individuals have a smooth transition into HWC/IL, then complete their initial reviews. You will be a link worker for HWC/IL schemes within Norwich, ensuring a timely response to individuals’ changing needs and circumstances by completing reassessments and reviews to promote wellbeing and independence. While the primary focus of the role is Housing with Care and Independent Living, there will be opportunities to work with adults in other settings. The role provides an excellent opportunity to build professional knowledge and experience whilst making a meaningful difference to people’s lives. Our service is actively developing approaches such as: • Community Social Work • Human Learning Systems • Community Led Support (CLS) These approaches focus on early intervention, prevention, collaboration and creativity, helping people to draw upon their personal strengths, support networks and community resources before reliance on formal services becomes necessary. About the Team You will be joining a highly experienced, welcoming and supportive Older People and Physical Disability Team, committed to delivering outstanding person-centred support. Our team supports adults who may be experiencing a wide range of complex circumstances, including physical disabilities, long-term health conditions, frailty, social isolation, self-neglect, safeguarding concerns and changing care and support needs. We are proud of our positive team culture, where learning, development and collaboration are actively encouraged. Practitioners support one another through regular supervision, peer learning and shared problem-solving, ensuring that no one feels alone when managing complex situations. What We Are Looking For We are looking for individuals who are: • Passionate about supporting people to remain as independent as possible. • Skilled communicators who can build effective and trusting relationships. • Creative, curious and solution-focused in their approach. • Organised and able to manage competing priorities effectively. • Confident using IT systems and electronic recording systems. • Committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred practice. Knowledge and understanding of the following areas: • Care Act 2014 • Community Led Support. • Mental Capacity Act 2005. • Safeguarding Adults. • Strengths-based practice. • Person-centred approaches. • Promoting independence and wellbeing. • Partnership and multi-agency working. Adult Social Services in Norfolk is on an ambitious, exciting transformation journey. We're redesigning how we work to create a system that is flexible, human and focused on better outcomes. As part of this journey, you'll contribute to an environment where learning is continuous, insight is shared, and innovation is encouraged. We support flexible and hybrid working, with a minimum expectation of two days per week spent in a community or office setting, helping you stay connected with colleagues, communities and the people we support. 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 your application, 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 ( The Assistant Practitioner Development Programme ), enabling you to progress to an Assistant Practitioner role (Scale G) subject to satisfactory programme completion. 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: 08 September 2026 All other applicants closing date: 15 September 2026