Social Care Practitioner (Adult Social Care)

We have an excellent role available for a Social Care Practitioner to join our supportive and award-winning adult social care team at Wokingham Borough Council on a full time, permanent basis. As a Social Care Practitioner you will work under the supervision of a registered practitioner to undertake direct work with individuals and their carers. You will use a strength-based approach to maximise individual's abilities to live independently as possible and remain safe in their community. You will play a key role in supporting support carers to continue in their caring role for as long as they are willing and able to do so. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and advance to a Grade 6 once all progression criteria's have been met.,

• To work with customers and their carer's using a strength-based approach to provide tailored advice information and signposting to help them remain as independent as possible and live safely in the community.
• To identify and implement appropriate prevention plans that will avoid, reduce, or delay the need for formal long-term care.
• To accept referrals for adult social care, complete assessments, contribute to setting of a personal budget, create and implement support plans and review in line with legislation, statutory guidance, local policy and procedure and as necessary depending on nature of the team where the post is positioned.
• To proactively contribute to the develop of the team, working creatively to support strong local networks to help identify how specific the needs of our customers could be met in different ways., Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.


• GCSE Math's and English or equivalent Social Care Qualification.
• Competent level of IT skills and ability to learn.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills - including ability to engage with individuals with a diverse range of communication needs.
• Applied knowledge of confidentiality and data protection legislation.
• Experience of working in a health or social care setting/ or in a customer facing role.
• Full clean driving license
  
  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!