Adult Social Care Practitioner

Beighton; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield City Council is recruiting two Adult Social Care Practitioners for the Shared Lives service in the city. You will coordinate and manage a diverse caseload and supervise Shared Lives carers and volunteers, working with families and professionals to deliver high-quality, person-centred support.

You will join a supportive team, develop innovative plans, promote equality and inclusion, and uphold safeguarding principles while flexible home working is offered alongside office-based duties.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with adults who have a wide range of care and support needs.
• Supervision of staff/volunteers.
• Excellent organisational and IT skills.
• Willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage a diverse caseload.
• Supervise Shared Lives carers and volunteers.
• Work with individuals, families, other professionals and key stakeholders.

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Would you like to join a team providing positive lifestyle opportunities in a home-based community setting?

Sheffield Shared Lives is part of a UK wide network of schemes. We provide unique support for full-time placements, short breaks and day support.

To enable the team to support carers and people who use the service, develop, promote and raise awareness of this successful model we are seeking to recruit two Adult Social Care Practitioners.

You will have the opportunity to build strong relationships with our Shared Lives Carers and the people they support. Develop innovative support plans and work with a diverse range of people.

If you have experience of working with adults who have a wide range of care and support needs, supervision of staff/volunteers, excellent organisational/IT skills and a willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.

You will be responsible for co-ordinating and managing a diverse caseload as well as supervising Shared Lives

• You will work with the individuals they support, in partnership with their families, other professionals and key stakeholders.
• You will be an effective communicator who enjoys ‘thinking outside the box’, promoting a positive culture, developing innovative and high-quality services.

‘Our lives get better when they’re shared’

Shared Lives nationally is consistently rated the safest and best quality social care by the Care Quality Commission, and our scheme will give opportunity for the successful candidate to contribute to the improvement on the Care Quality Commission current rating of GOOD.

The Shared Lives service, as a model, keeps the person at the heart of the service and support they receive. The candidates will have a commitment to Liberty Safeguards and the principles of the Mental Capacity Act and Human Rights Act.

We offer flexible home working provision there will also be office-based function to participate in team meetings and regular home visiting to meet with those you support in the community.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyoneand where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.