Practice Coordinator (Administrator) | 10239 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contract for six months | 37 hours per week | £25,989 to £26,403 per annum | Grade D | West & Breckland

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and well-organised individual to provide support to the Family Help and High Needs Team, as a Practice Coordinator (Administrative).  This is a Temporary/Secondment opportunity.  In this role, you will provide support and assistance to operational Team Managers and Social Care Practitioners, enabling them to spend more time undertaking direct work with children, young people and families. 

You will have a high level of customer service, good organisational skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines, prioritise work and problem solve. You will be able to communicate effectively at all levels, explain technical issues in plain English and have skills in analysing and interpreting data. Excellent keyboard and ICT skills in Word, Excel and databases are also necessary. You will have the ability to organise meetings, take and produce minutes. You will also have an awareness of data protection and information management. 

Effective operational support is a vital element to the success of Children’s Services. You will be committed to delivering a first-class level of support, proactive as well as positive, and will provide a focused, consistent business support service to managers and staff. 

You will be part of well established, supportive team and full training will be provided. 

We have ambitious plans to shape how we work with families, placing practitioners and relationship-based practice at the heart of what we do. Our Practice Coordinators support is integral to the success of these plans.  

If you are committed to delivering a first-class level of support, are proactive as well as positive, and have a can-do approach, then we would welcome your application. 

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.

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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: 7 May 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 14 May 2026 at 23:55

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