Social Care Practitioner

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Bedworth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council seeks a dedicated Social Care Practitioner for its Physical Disability & Sensory Service Team. The role involves working with diverse customers to enhance their independence through tailored support and assessments. Join a valued team committed to providing excellent care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working

Local government pension scheme

Childcare voucher scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Undertake outcome focused assessments and support planning.
• Work with customers with physical disabilities and sensory requirements.
• Contribute to the development of the PDSS Team.

Responsibilities

• Enable customers to identify outcomes and maximize their independence.
• Conduct assessments, support planning, and reviews.
• Work with a variety of customers and professionals.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Team Player

Creativity

Education

Experience in Adult Social Care

Job description

About the Team and the Role

Nationally Warwickshire’s social care has a good reputation and we are looking for the right people to join us. In Warwickshire we put our people first – our customers, carers and our staff. We value and develop our workforce to ensure staff can provide the best care and protection possible for the people of Warwickshire. The benefits of working for Warwickshire:

• Full induction
• Regular supervision and training opportunities
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Mobile and flexible working

We are seeking a Social Care Practitioner to join our Physical Disability & Sensory Service Team (PDSS) within Warwickshire, for 17 hours per week.

Our team operates county wide and has bases in Warwick, North Warwickshire, Rugby and Bedworth and comprises of Social Care Practitioners and Social Workers.

**If you wish to apply for this post, please ensure that your supporting statement is written directly to the headings of the Essential Criteria in the Person Specification with clear examples of how you meet each point**

Key Requirements

You will be an enthusiastic and dedicated person, preferably experienced within Adult Social Care. You will be required to work with a variety of customers, including people with physical disabilities, sensory requirements, carers and their families and other professionals.

You will be required to undertake outcome focused assessments, support planning and reviews. Duty work will also be undertaken within the role. Focusing on strengths and utilising an asset based approach, you will enable customers to identify outcomes, meet their full potential and maximise their independence.

As a strong team player, you will be required to contribute to the development and promotion of the PDSS Team, using imaginative, creative and innovative ways of meeting the support needs of our customers.

For further information please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification below;

Social Care Practitioner

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!?

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For further information about the role please contact Team Leader: Steph Rowe [e-mail] 07584 218338.

Closing date:19^th May 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more