Empowering Adult Social Care Practitioner

Wokingham Borough; Wokingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

GP helpline

Employee Assistance Programme, 24/7

Free onsite gym (Shute End, Wokingham)

Salary sacrifice schemes – including 1

Job summary

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Social Care Practitioner to join our Adult Social Care team in Wokingham. This permanent, part-time role (30 hours per week) supports adults to live safe, fulfilled lives in their communities, with strengths‑based assessments and supervision from a social worker or occupational therapist.

You will gather information from individuals, carers and professionals, write reports, build relationships with residents, and work as part of a supportive team.

Responsibilities

• Working with people to find out what is important to them
• Carrying out strengths-based assessments and reviews of peoples day to day lives and their support arrangements.
• Gathering information and feedback from individuals, carers, professionals and advocates where needed.
• Writing reports and keeping accurate records.
• Building positive relationships with residents and supporting a wide range of communication needs.
• Working closely with colleagues as part of a team.
• Has a strong value base; is respectful, trustworthy and who embraces diversity
• Has good IT skills and can learn how to use our adult social care recording systems.
• Can engage effectively with people who have different communication needs, and who understands verbal an non-verbal communication
• Works in an inclusive way, building positive relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Understands how a persons situation, physical or mental health ordisability, can affect a person's wellbeing.
• Has experience working in health or social care, or in a people -facing role.

Job description

Wokingham Borough Council is seeking a Social Care Practitioner to join our Adult Social Care team in Wokingham. This permanent, part-time role (30 hours per week) supports adults to live safe, fulfilled lives in their communities, with strengths‑based assessments and supervision from a social worker or occupational therapist.

You will gather information from individuals, carers and professionals, write reports, build relationships with residents, and work as part of a supportive team.