Regional Fostering Practice Development Lead

Regional Fostering Practice Development Lead | 10712 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2027| 37 hours per week | £50,166 to £54,277 per annum | Grade L | County Hall (travel will be required within the Eastern Region and you will be required to work occasional evenings and weekends with time back in lieu)

The Eastern Region Fostering hub a regional centre point to enable a more streamlined approach to fostering recruitment, with Authorities in the region working together to increase the number and diversity of foster carers to meet the needs of all children. We have ambitious plans to increase the number of Foster Carers to transform the lives and outcomes of children in care across the region.

The Key Features Of The Hub Are

• To improve the journey from enquiry to application and approval.
• To boost the number of quality enquiries and build evidence of effective marketing strategies.
• Establish a pan-local authority approach to fostering recruitment.
  
  

The Role

To develop and implement a comprehensive practice development strategy aligned with the objectives of the Regional Fostering Hub, to drive the benefits of best practice fostering for local councils and which ultimately increases the number of new foster carers and the retention of existing carers across the Region.

We Are Looking For Someone Who

• Is a qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
• Has a successful track record of working alongside senior managers and partner organisations, delivering services.
• Has expert knowledge of Fostering Services in the UK
  
  

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

For an informal chat about this role please contact Gaynor Murphy (Service Manager- Regional Fostering Hub) on Gaynor.Murphy@norfolk.gov.uk

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: 23 June 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 1 July 2026 at 23:55