Social Care Practitioner

Bath River Line; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Social Care Practitioner to join their dedicated team in Bath. This rewarding role involves working closely with individuals facing physical disabilities and complex needs, ensuring they receive the support necessary to thrive in their own homes. The ideal candidate will bring experience from health or social care settings, demonstrating a strong understanding of the Care Act and a commitment to professional development. Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for growth, hybrid working arrangements, and a focus on delivering exceptional care in a vibrant community.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Great annual leave

Supportive team with regular supervision

Flexible work/life balance

Qualifications

• Experience in health and/or social care settings.
• Ability to apply the Care Act in practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and support plans for individuals with complex needs.
• Promote independence and reduce hospital admissions.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Health and Social Care Knowledge

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

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At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve people’s lives.

About The Team

The Bath Social Care Team are looking for passionate individual to join a team who are focused on excellent social care. As an Adult Social Care Community Team we work with a wide range of people with varying presenting needs. This provides excellent opportunities for developing social work skills and knowledge. The team is experienced, supportive and reflective and consists of social workers, social care practitioners, occupational therapists and administrators.

About The Role

As an Adult Care Social Care Practitioner worker, your work will be rewarding and 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 the World Heritage site of Bath.

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. You will understand what really matters to our service users, families and their carers working closely with the community and partner agencies and have the ability to understand local needs by supporting individuals in a positive and responsive way. You will be committed to maintaining your professional standards as our service continues to develop and enable the creative use of resources including assistive technology.

Be part of a team who continuously achieve greatness and are passionate and committed in ensuring good quality care and support is provided to the people we support.

About

As Adult Social Care Practitioners, we understand the work you do daily and provide the support you need to make a difference to the people of Bath. We will expect you to be highly motivated, passionate about social care, creative and committed to your own continuous professional development. The team are focussed on professional growth and development, and will ensure you feel valued every day. Alongside this, as a social worker you will receive:

• Supportive team with regular supervision, mentoring and support
• Varity of service users to work with in the community setting, no day is the same.
• Hybrid working to provide you with that true work / life balance.
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Great annual leave and more.
  
  

About You

To join us, you must have: A Relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience.

Training related to Health and Social Care assessments and experience of managing a caseload. Evidence of good interpersonal skills, good verbal / written communication and good IT skills.

If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Suzanne Michael, Team Manager by email on [e-mail] and phone on 01225 394551.

Interview date: w/c 2nd of June

Previous Applicants Need Not Apply.

About Bath & North East Somerset Council.

Working at Bath & North East Somerset provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

Why Bath & North East Somerset Council?

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. Go to

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose to improve peoples live. Find out more about our values at

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us. Find out more on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at

We are a Disability Confident Employer find out more at

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced/Basic DBS Check.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

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