Social Care Legacy Mentor - Norwich, United Kingdom - Norfolk County Council

Norfolk County Council

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Norwich, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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**Fixed term for 12 months | £11,391.17 to £12,206.52 per annum (Scale ) | 14.4 hours per week (2 days per week) | County Hall, Norwich

Do you want a rewarding opportunity that makes the best of your experience? We have a new role that should appeal to experienced social care professionals.

You will be helping newer members of the workforce by imparting your experience and knowledge to support them in their career.

You will need to show empathy and patience and be passionate about your profession so that you are a role model to others.

You will work with a range of roles in the social care sector using a coaching and mentoring model.

The role provides a valuable opportunity to transfer skills, knowledge and expertise onto others inspiring the next generation of the social care workforce in Norfolk and Waveney.

You will be required to work flexibly both at home using technology as well as working within organisations.

The retention of early career care workers is a key element of this role, and you will need to be confident building relationships, collaborating with others and providing coaching and mentoring support to achieve this.

This role may suit those who are looking for a new challenge or are in the final stages of their career and considering retirement.

The focus of the organisations worked with is expected to be residential care settings and therefore applicants will be expected to have experience of working in this environment.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
Health and Wellbeing services including fasttrack physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexitime, 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 paid upfront (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.
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job. Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.

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

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

**Closing date: 5 December 2023 at 23:59