Fostering Recruitment Social Worker

Social Worker (Fostering Recruitment Team) | 11112 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contact for Six Months | 37 hours per week | £41,177 to £43,149 per annum | Grade J | Countywide

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic full-time Level 2 Social Worker to join our supportive and motivated Recruitment team within Norfolk Fostering Service. This role plays a key part in increasing the number of approved foster carers for Norfolk by recruiting and assessing new applicants, including agency foster carers wishing to transfer to our service.

This is a varied and rewarding role, offering opportunities to:

• Assess new fostering applicants
• Present assessments to Fostering Panel
• Occasionally deliver preparation training
• Sometimes contribute to foster carer recruitment activities

You will need strong written and analytical assessment skills, with experience of safeguarding and working with in care children, and an understanding of the issues they face. You must be able to work efficiently and to a high standard, producing CoramBAAF Form F Fostering Assessments and presenting these to the Norfolk Fostering Panel within agreed timescales. We also include Private Fostering within the team.  

We are based at County Hall, operating as a countywide service across Norfolk. The role includes hybrid working, with most work undertaken from home and occasional office attendance. As such, candidates must have reliable broadband connectivity and access to a reliable vehicle. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required.

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

For further information please contact Team Managers Wendy Jones – 01603 306676 (Monday – Wednesday) and Clea Newman (Wednesday – Friday) during normal working hours.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by 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

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

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: 7 September 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 13 September 2026 at 23:55