Norfolk County Council
Assistant Practitioner
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Assistant Practitioner- Children with Disabilities
Job Reference: 10922
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time 18.5 hours per week
Salary: £32,061 to £33,699 per annum, pro rata
Grade: G
Location: North, East (Norfolk) and Broadland – Based at County Hall, Norwich
We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to join our Children with Disabilities Service, supporting children and young people aged 0–18 with substantial and permanent disabilities.
Working alongside Social Workers and Occupational Therapists, you will deliver practical interventions to children and families in home and school settings, helping children overcome barriers and participate more successfully in everyday life.
Key Areas of Work
- Communication support, including visual timetables, Core Boards and Social Stories
- Behaviour management and positive behaviour strategies
- Emotional regulation, including Zones of Regulation and Interoception
- Routines, boundaries and personal space awareness
- Life Story Work and network mapping
- Support with Benefits and Blue Badge applications
You Will
- Have experience working with children and young people with additional needs and/or disabilities
- Be creative, adaptable and child-centred in your approach
- Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Be willing to travel across the North, East and Broadland locality
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This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of children and families across Norfolk.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
For an informal discussion, please contact: Lynn Carter, Practice Manager via email - lynn.carter@norfolk.gov.uk or call 01603 729223
Benefits of 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
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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: 3 September 2026 at 23:55
All other applicants closing date: 10 September 2026 at 23:55
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