Social Care Practitioner

As a Social Care Practitioner, you will use a strength-based approach to maximise individual's abilities to live as independently as possible and remain safe in their community. You will work under the supervision of a registered practitioner to undertake direct work with individuals and their carers. Adult social care provides a range of interventions to adults who need extra support to stay healthy, play a part in their community and lead as fulfilling a life as possible. The service provides personalised, practical support to help people whose needs arise from illness, disability, old age and social disadvantage. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and advance to a Grade 6 once all progression criteria's have been met.,

• To work under the supervision of a registered practitioner to undertake direct work with individuals and their carers.
• Support carers to continue in their caring role for as long as they are willing and able to do so.
• Seek to prevent, reduce, and delay the need for formal care and support using a strength-based approach which includes provision of tailored advice, information, and a range of interventions.
• Assess customers and their carers, contribute to setting of personal budgets, create and implement support plans and review these as appropriate.
• Comply with statutory guidance and within legislative frameworks for example Care Act [2014], Mental Capacity Act [2005] etc.
  
  GCSE Math's and English or equivalent
• Working knowledge of key legislation and guidance that relates to the provision of adult social care.
• Awareness of the principles of safeguarding
• Experience of working with vulnerable adults
• Competent level of IT skills and ability to learn and use adult social care recording system
  
  Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.
We're home to a range of high performing schools including 69 primary and 21 secondary, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. We have a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life., Our Children's services When Children's Services get involved in the life of a child, our priority is to make sure our social workers have the support, time, and resources they need to provide an excellent quality of service - the kind of service we ourselves would wish to receive. We're committed to social workers having case loads that give them time to focus on relationship-based practice and we're growing our workforce to reflect this. We want to maintain an environment where practice can flourish and we offer:
• Good quality supervision
• A wide range of training and development opportunities
• A visible and responsive leadership team
We've adopted Signs of Safety as our practice framework. This is a strength based and safety-focused approach which prioritises direct work and relationships with the child and their network. Our commitment to this includes training staff at all levels in Children's Services. We also use this strengths based approach in the support and line management of our staff. https://wokinghamjobs.jgp.co.uk/ Careers in adult social care Adult Social Care makes a positive impact on so many lives. Working in social care is a fulfilling job that transforms lives for the better. With your help, people will have the ongoing support they need to live their lives to the full and help continue to deliver our outstanding services Roles are varied and every day is different. Working in adult social care will give you a huge sense of pride and satisfaction at the end of every working day. You won't find a more rewarding job.

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it's a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including: A generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays An excellent local government pension scheme An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline A range of local & lifestyle discounts Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office) Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes And much more!,
• Excellent pension benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Annual leave - starting at 26 days (plus bank holidays dependent on grade and working hours)
• Training and support
• Free eye tests
• Free gym access
• Free advice and counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Relocation package worth up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility
• Employment referral scheme of £1000 for successful candidates (subject to eligibility)
• We pay professional registration fees for Social Workers and Occupational Therapists
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