About this role

We offer a £2000 welcome payment for qualified and experienced Social Workers (grade J and above) and Team Managers new to Norfolk County Council. Amount to be repaid in full should you leave within two years of employment.

For experienced Social Workers new to Norfolk County Council, we promise to try and match or better your existing salary, providing it's in the spectrum of the grade advertised.

Be the difference.

If you’re an experienced social work manager or a senior practitioner ready for the next step, we want to hear from you. You’ll play a key role in shaping practice, supporting transformation, and ensuring high-quality outcomes for the people we serve.

We’re evolving the way we work through a Human Learning Systems approach — focusing on relationships, understanding lived experiences, and learning together.

For Team Managers, this means creating space for reflective practice, supporting professional judgement, and leading teams in ways that are visible, connected and grounded in local communities. You are trusted to lead creatively, responsively and humanly, rather than managing through process alone

This is your opportunity to lead a team delivering life changing social work and make a real difference in local communities across Norfolk.

Our work is rooted in relational practice. We focus on what matters to people, listen carefully, build trust, and work alongside individuals and families to help them live the lives they want. As a leader, you will model these values and support your team to work in the same way.

Through community led support, we strengthen the connections around people by drawing on local assets, networks and partnerships to support wellbeing and independence. We empower our leaders to think differently, try new approaches, and shape solutions with people, not for them.

Adult Social Services in Norfolk is on an ambitious and exciting transformation journey. We are redesigning how we work to build a system that is flexible, human and focused on better outcomes. As a Team Manager, you will help create a culture where learning is continuous, insight is shared, and innovation is encouraged and supported.

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.

What we offer in return.

Our superb support culture means you can really thrive as a leader, with help, advice and support on hand when needed, and great opportunities for career development.  All Social Workers and Occupational Therapists including team managers are offered a protected half day per month for continuing professional development and training.

We're realistic about the challenges, but we are passionate about how we can support you to meet them, so you can enjoy the rewards social work has to offer.

If you're an experienced social care team manager or looking for the next step in your social care career and want to feel part of an organisation which makes a positive difference to those living in Norfolk, 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.

Please ensure you include a statement in your application to demonstrate why you feel you meet the person specification and job description for this post. CVs submitted without a supporting statement about this post may not be accepted.  You need to be registered with Social Work England/the HCPC as a practising Social Worker/Occupational Therapist.

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’ (https://norfolk.rewardgateway.co.uk/Authentication/Start) 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 (https://www.bluelightcard.co.uk/) 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: 15 November 2026

All other applicants closing date: 19 November 2026