Social Worker

Suffolk County Council

. Join the countywide Enhanced Family Help team .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeDereham • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £41,177 - £49,818 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in delivering trauma-informed interventions and working with complex cases within Child Protection and Family Support planning. Strong commitment to relationship-based practice and ability to engage families in holistic assessments and multidisciplinary planning.

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Social Work QualificationTrauma-Informed InterventionsChild Protection PlanningRelationship-Based PracticeComplex Case Management

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Soft Skills

EnthusiasticDedicatedResilientSolution-Focused

Industry Keywords

Family SupportChild WelfareRisk AssessmentNeglectMultidisciplinary PlansHome VisitsCommunity EngagementLone WorkingTravel Arrangements

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join the countywide Enhanced Family Help team
Build relationships with children and families and support children to thrive at home
Work holistically and inclusively with families to assess risks, root causes, and patterns of persistent chronic neglect
Identify barriers to consistently meeting children’s needs
Engage children, families, and wider networks in developing multidisciplinary plans
Co-work with Social Workers, Family Practitioners, a Clinician, Home-Based Support Workers, universal services, and families
Hold a caseload of families with varying and complex needs within Child Protection and Family Support planning
Deliver direct, trauma-informed interventions tailored to children, families, and their networks
Promote safety and wellbeing and prevent escalation of need
Work across West Norfolk and Breckland, with occasional countywide work
Travel and conduct predominantly lone-working visits in family homes and the community

Requirements

What you’ll need

Social Work qualification/required professional qualification is implied by the Social Worker role, but no explicit credential is stated in the supplied posting
Enthusiastic, dedicated, and resilient
Commitment to relationship-based practice
Ability to work with families where long-term concerns relating to neglect have been identified
Solution-focused approach
Ability to deliver trauma-informed interventions
Ability to work with complex cases within Child Protection and Family Support planning
Ability to travel across West Norfolk, Breckland, and potentially the county
Must be able to make own travel arrangements
May need to transport children and babies in own vehicle
Ability to work predominantly alone with children, young people, and families in their homes and community

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 job role and business need
Norfolk Rewards employee discounts programme
Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses where applicable
Advance of expenses for work travel
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Life assurance
Death in service payments
Dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel, subject to eligibility
Payment for referring someone to a hard-to-fill job
£2,000 Welcome Payment for Grade J & K Social Workers who join the Enhanced Family Help team