Social Care Practitioner - Mental Health

Wmjobs; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Agile working

Annual leave

Bank holidays

Additional day at Christmas

Vivup benefits and discounts

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Social Care Practitioner to join the South Warwickshire Community Mental Health & Well-being Team, seconded to CWPT under a section 75 agreement. You will support people with complex mental health needs, including autism, to live independently and participate in their communities.

You will need strong analytical and communication skills, work well under pressure, and have a full driving license.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working with people with complex mental health problems including autism.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; able to work independently and in teams.
• Comfort with making difficult decisions under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Ability to influence others and demonstrate flexibility and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Support people with mental health conditions to maximise independent living and inclusion.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary social care and mental health team.
• Demonstrate strong organisation, manage priorities and deadlines with professional discretion.
• Provide leadership support within supervision structures and contribute to service improvements.

Skills

Mental health experience

Autism knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Initiative

Driving license

Job description

About the Team

This is a unique opportunity for a Social Care Practitioner to be part of an integrated multi-disciplinary specialist mental health team. The successful applicant will be employed by Warwickshire County Council but seconded to Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust (CWPT) Mental Health Services under a successful section 75 agreement. This allows for the meaningful integration of the social care agenda within the local Mental Health Trust and prioritises a holistic person-centred approach to meeting the needs and outcomes of the local population.

The population of South Warwickshire is over 250,000 and includes the historic market towns of Warwick and Kenilworth, the regency splendour of Royal Leamington Spa, Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon as well as hundreds of acres of beautiful Warwickshire countryside.

About the Role

You will play a crucial and valued role in the South Warwickshire Community Mental health & Well-being Team. You will take a strengths-based approach to supporting people with a range of mental disorders including schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, OCD, autism and personality disorder; maximising their potential for independent living and promoting their full inclusion in the community.

You will be able to demonstrate excellent organisational skills, a head for complexity, and a desire to improve the outcomes and wellbeing of those you work with.

Key Requirements

• You’ll have at least 2 years’ experience of working with people with complex and significant mental health problems including autism. This role serves as an ideal opportunity to further develop specialist skills.
• You will need strong analytical and communication skills and be able to work on your own initiative as well as collaboratively with colleagues. With the ability to work to tight deadlines you can manage under pressure as well as maintaining composure and your professional stance; you’ll be used to making difficult decisions.
• You’ll be able to influence and persuade others as well as being flexible and innovative in your approach.
• Professional social work supervision and line management supervision is provided.
• Full driving license required.

Working for Warwickshire

This is the difference you make.

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

Future and Benefits

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.

• generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month
• valuable package of benefits for members and dependants

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.

• agile working
• valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government
• generous annual leave entitlement
• bank holidays
• additional day at Christmas
• access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform

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.

To discuss the role please contact: Eloise Williams Delivery Lead Team Manager - [e-mail] / 01926742352

Closing date:19 October 2026

Interview date: to be confirmed

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.