Portage Practitioner | 10017 | Permanent Contract | 16 hours per week – Term time plus 1 week | £11,924.95 to £12,534.20 per annum | Grade G | Kings Lynn 

An exciting opportunity to work within the highly respected Norfolk Portage team, within Inclusion & Belonging team within Children’s Services.

We are seeking a Portage Practitioner within our friendly and supportive team for 16 hours per week, term time plus 1 week, to work in the West area of the county, covering King’s Lynn and surrounding areas. 

It is essential that you have your own transport and are prepared to drive to offer Small Steps to Learning educational home visiting to children with SEND aged 0-5 years and their families. 

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to 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 
• 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: 13th April 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 16th April 2026 at 23:55

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