Family Time Supervisor

Job Description

Family Time Supervisor | 10713 | Casual Contract | £14.36 – £15.06 per hour | Grade E | Norwich / Great Yarmouth

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Family Time service in the Norwich and Great Yarmouth areas. We are looking for Family Time Supervisors to join the team on a casual basis to cover sickness and annual leave.

As a Family Time Supervisor, you will be customer focused and will facilitate and supervise court ordered family time between looked after children and their families.

We are seeking people who can take the time to listen and connect whilst working alongside our practitioners to support Vital Signs for Children.

Below are some of the skills we are looking for and you should be able to demonstrate:

• excellent ICT skills, including Word
• excellent customer service and communication skills
• good organisational skills
• fantastic team working
• ability to work to tight deadlines
• cultural awareness
• professional conduct and ability to manage sensitive information
• friendly, approachable, empathic and non-judgemental.

This post involves working closely with children and is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Full training will be provided, and you will be supported by an experienced, friendly, knowledgeable and established team.

Your application will be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria stated in the job description and person specification. If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be asked to attend an interview.

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.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

About us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.