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Early Help Advisor – Partner and Community Team

We are looking for 8 positions countywide: 2 x East (1 fixed term - 12 months), 1 South , 1 North ,3 Broadland and 1 Breckland

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of Norfolk County Council’s dedicated link into the new Family Hub arrangements for Norfolk. Roles are available either full-time (37 hours per week) or part-time (18.5 hours per week).

You will be working alongside local partners, district community programmes and initiatives to support the needs of families with an age range of 0-19 and up to 25 for those with Special Educational Needs.

As an Early Help Advisor, you will be triaging and providing information, advice and guidance on a wide range of services and support meeting face to face with families at locations across our district areas, managing on-line requests for support, providing telephone responses as well as liaising with internal and external partners to support families ensuring that the right support from the right source is provided to meet the family’s needs.

You will be a key part of our prevention and early help workforce promoting and supporting the development and safeguarding of children, young people and families so you will need to have a good understanding of the Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership Continuum of need guide.

Excellent face to face communication skills will be essential to the role.

You will need to be able to travel for work and operate from a range of locations across the district working alongside partner agencies and families.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check to assess the suitability of candidates to work with children or other vulnerable groups.

Please see full details in the complete Job description below and for an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact either Melanie Perry (either 01603 306286 or email [email protected] ) or Nikki King (either 01603 306286 or email [email protected]).

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 – dependent on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount 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.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

Closing date: 22 June 2023