Early Help Advisor (5654)

Permanent contract | part-time 14.8 hours per week | £29,269 to £31,364 per annum pro rata (Grade G) | Thetford

Early Help Advisor

2 days per week, which can be spilt over 3 days: Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our dedicated link into the new Family Hub arrangements in Norfolk.

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 to families and professionals where it has been identified that the presenting needs for families could be met through Universal Services or through an Early Help Assessment and Plan.

Although primarily providing a telephone-based response, you will be required to work face to face with families at different locations across the local district council area, liaising with internal and external partners and therefore this role does not require home working.

You will promote and support the safeguarding of children, young people and families so it is imperative that you have a good understanding of the Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership Continuum of Need document.

You will need to have excellent communication skills both telephone and face to face.

You may have to travel to destinations not accessible by public transport so you will need to have your own reliable means of transport.

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.

For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact: Team Managers – Hayley Bullock 01603 708272 or Holly McDermott 01362 654612

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specificationto help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

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:


• 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 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.


• 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.

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £29,269.00-£31,364.00 per year

Expected hours: 14.8 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Employee discount


• Enhanced maternity leave


• Enhanced paternity leave


• Free flu jabs


• Health & wellbeing programme


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime


• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Norfolk, NR19 1EE

Reference ID: 5654