Therapeutic Practitioner

Therapeutic Practitioner - Pre-Birth and Recurrent Care Team (Petal Project) within Family Help, Care and Protection | 11537 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £41,177 to £43,149 per annum | Grade J | Kings Lynn / Dereham

We are seeking a passionate and committed therapeutic practitioner to join our team in a newly created role supporting young parents, care-experienced parents, and those who have previously experienced the removal of a child from their care.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work therapeutically with vulnerable parents from pregnancy onwards. You will play a vital part in empowering families through statutory processes, helping to reduce the risk of recurrent care proceedings and permanent separation.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Build strong, trusting relationships through effective relationship-based practice
• Think reflectively and creatively when working directly with children and families, developing specialist therapeutic intervention packages that support families in achieving positive outcomes.
• Demonstrate a deep commitment to addressing entrenched social challenges by embracing innovative and flexible approaches.
• Work responsively around the needs of parents, showing adaptability and dedication.

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference and ready to contribute to a pioneering service, we would love to hear from you.

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

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: 10 November 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 18 November 2026 at 23:55