Social Care Practitioner

Wiltshire Council; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Wiltshire Council is seeking a Social Care Practitioner to deliver person-centred assessments for adults with learning disabilities, helping them achieve independence and wellbeing in the community. You'll promote independence, work within multi-professional teams, and manage caseloads in a fast-paced environment.

The role is based locally with hybrid office/field requirements and requires strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Provide person-centred, outcome-focused assessments to identify support needs.
• Promote independence, choice and wellbeing in the community.
• Ability to manage caseloads effectively and communicate with multi-professional teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments to identify support required to enable positive changes.
• Manage caseloads and work with multi-professional teams.

Job description

Salary:£31,537 - £33,699 pro rata

Hours per week:30 hours

Interview date:To be confirmed upon shortlisting

Are you looking for a new career that will enable you to make a difference to people’s lives by encouraging positive wellbeing and independence amongst adults with learning disabilities? Our Learning Disabilities and Autism Teams are locality based and offer social work and occupational therapy services to those who require longer term social care support. We work with individuals and communities to promote resilience, independence and wellbeing.

The key responsibilities of a Social Care Practitioner are to provide person centred and outcome focused assessments to identify the support required to enable customers to make positive changes in their lives. You will promote customer independence, choice, and well-being in the community, using universal services and support where appropriate.

This role is fast-paced so you should be able to manage caseloads effectively and have excellent communication skills to be able to work collaboratively with multi professional teams.

Why us?

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Find out more about Our Identity, staff networks, and employee benefits here.

Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community-based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer-facing roles work entirely from their service location.

We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.

Contact details

Isobella Bates, Team Manager, at [e-mail].

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While we welcome applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship, we are not able to issue a defined certificate of sponsorship due to limitations in our sponsorship capacity.

We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.

Statement of commitment to equality and inclusion

Disability Confident Employer

Application process

Wiltshire Council does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate details from recruitment agencies that are not appointed under a current, valid contract or approved supplier arrangement (including through our neutral vendor, Comensura).

Submission of unsolicited CVs or candidate details to the Council, whether directly or to individual employees, will not be considered as an introduction and will not create any obligation on the Council to pay any fees. If a candidate whose details have been submitted speculatively is subsequently appointed through a compliant route, no agency fee will be payable in respect of the unsolicited submission.

Agencies wishing to work with the Council must do so only via our approved procurement processes and neutral vendor arrangements.