Assistant Practitioner

**Permanent Contract | £27,344 to £29,439 per annum (Scale G) | 37 hours per week (full or part time / job share considered) **| Gateway House, Wymondham
It’s an exciting time to join us in Adult Social Services. Using the ‘Living Well’ approach to care our vision is to promote independence and support recovery for people with mental health needs.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and hardworking Assistant Practitioner to join the South Mental Health social care team. Based at Gateway House and within Adult Social Services, you will support existing staff to review and assess service users using the Care Act 2014. You will work closely with our key partner, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust where you will provide an integrated approach to assessment and care along with the Norfolk Integrated Housing & Community Support Service (NIHCSS).

Working in a friendly, supportive team you will assess and review care and support needs, enabling people to work towards greater independence through creative support planning. You will be passionate about making a difference and ready to embrace change. A team player, you will need to demonstrate an ability to work under pressure, be well organised and able to effectively prioritise. Ideally you will have experience of working with adults with complex needs and have either experience/interest in working within the mental health field of social care.

You will have experience, knowledge and commitment to strength-based assessments. The ability to travel is essential.

If you are committed to working in a person-centred way, we would be interested in hearing from you. In return we can offer you the opportunity to work in an exciting area of social care. You will have regular supervision and the support of a highly motivated team along with the relevant training required for the post and to develop your role.
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**For further information or an informal discussion about this role please contact Mark Blunt (Team Manager) on 01953 450873
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.

**Closing date: 10 April 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.