Adult Social Care Practitioner

Gloucestershire County Council; Old Down; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5

LGPS Pension Scheme

Free off-site parking

Regular formal and informal support

Safe, supportive working environment

Training opportunities

Transfer options after one year

Discounts at major retailers

Green Car Scheme Salary Sacrifice

Cycle to Work

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Job summary

Gloucestershire County Council is seeking an Adult Social Care Practitioner for the Stroud locality, with a part-time 4-day week in a hybrid office/home setting. You will assess needs and develop support plans for people with disabilities or complex needs, working with families, carers and other professionals to promote independence.

Applicants should hold a qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or similar, have experience in health or social care, and possess good verbal and written

Qualifications

• relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience
• training related to Health and Social Care assessments
• experience of managing a caseload including working with people experiencing a range of physical disabilities, medical, mental health difficulties and learning difficulties
• evidence of good verbal/written communication

Responsibilities

• undertaking assessments and support plans with people who have physical disabilities or other complex needs
• work with families, carers and other professionals across Gloucestershire
• promote independence and enable individuals to remain in their own homes
• travel around the Stroud area as needed (driving licence preferred)

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience

Job description

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This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Adult Social Care Practitioner
• Job Location: Stroud
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 19/11/2026
• This post is not open to job share

Are you passionate about working with people to promote independence and dedicated to making a difference?

Are you looking for your next career move within Health & Social Care? We would love to hear from you!

About the role:

We have a part time (4-day) Adult Social Care Practitioner position available in our Stroud Locality Team.

You will be working as part of a supportive and engaged team which includes an Integrated Social Care Manager, Deputy Social Care Manager, Social Work Leads, a Social Care Lead, Social Workers, Adult Social Care Practitioners and an administration team.

As an Adult Social Care Practitioner, you will be undertaking assessments and support plans with people who have physical disabilities or other complex needs. This role will involve working with families, carers and other professionals, agencies and organisations across Gloucestershire.

The work is focused on promoting independence, enabling the individuals we work with to remain in their own homes and reduce the need for hospital admission or long‑term care. The ideal candidate will be someone who has experience of working in a health and/or social care setting and who has knowledge of the Care Act; and the ability to apply it in practice.

We work flexibly with a mix of office and home working.

As Adult Social Care Practitioners, we understand the work you do on a daily basis and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Gloucestershire. To join us, you must have:

• relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience
• training related to Health and Social Care assessments
• experience of managing a caseload including working with people experiencing a range of physical disabilities, medical, mental health difficulties and learning difficulties
• evidence of good interpersonal skills, good verbal / written communication

You will need to hold a valid UK driving licence and be a car driver due to working in the rural Stroud area, or have the ability to travel around the area.

About us:

Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care practice the Three Conversation approach, a model that re‑emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website.

If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role!

Our Adult Social Care Practitioners do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire. Here are some of the benefits we offer in return for your hard work.

• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays
• Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
• Free off‑site parking
• Regular formal and informal support
• Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular supervision
• Access to training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills and progress your career
• Transfer options after one year in post, allowing for continuous development of skills and knowledge in different Adult Social Care settings
• Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
• GCC’s Cycle to Work Salary
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email [e-mail], as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.

*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long‑term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.

Applications from any Gloucestershire County Council's employees who are currently on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy will be considered first at shortlisting stage