Family Practitioner

Family Help Practitioner

Job Code: 9511 | Secondment Opportunity / Fixed Term Contract until October 2026 | 37 hours per week | £34,434 to £36,363 per annum | Grade H | Dereham

If you have experience of working with children and families and have a passion for supporting them in effecting sustained change, we would like to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Family Help Practitioner to work in the Family Help Team covering the Breckland area. The office base is at Elizabeth House, Dereham. We are looking for an experienced practitioner who can manage a complex caseload of Family Help cases.

Your role as a Family Help Practitioner will be varied and challenging, requiring a high level of resilience. It is fast‑paced so you will need to be flexible, use your initiative and skill set to manage your workload and support the wider team. A family’s needs and situation can change, so you will need to be able to prioritise, adapt your practice and remain calm under pressure.

Family Help is a strengths‑based service where the child is at the centre of our work. You will need to identify and understand risk, keep it under review throughout each case, and work alongside the family, their network and other professionals to name and address worries, create action plans and empower the family to effect change.

Use of IT is essential – proficiency in Word, Excel and relevant databases is required, and you must communicate effectively at all levels.

Experience working with children and families is essential.

Proven ability to manage complex caseloads and deliver outcomes in a safe and resilient manner.

Good IT and communication skills.

• 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, an employee discount programme.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• Advance of eligible travel expenses
• 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 (subject to eligibility)
• A reward for referring a suitable candidate

Before you apply, read the full Job Description and Person Specification to demonstrate you meet the criteria.

For an informal discussion about these posts, please contact Betternow Bvekerwa (BB), Prevention Team Manager, via email at bette
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Terms and Conditions can be found here.

Redeployment closing date: 13 February 2026 at 23:55.

All other applicants closing date: 22 February 2026 at 23:55.