Community Practitioner

1 week ago


Thames Ditton, Surrey, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time
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We are recruiting Community Practitioners with a range of different skills and experience.

Permanent and fixed term, full time and part time opportunities are available.


You will be based in one of the six community teams (Maidstone East, Maidstone West, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and West Malling) covering the West Kent area working within a team of supportive and experienced staff.

The community teams have strong local links and you will be able to think creatively about how you support people in the area.


We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service.

About Us


This is an exciting opportunity to join our community teams across Kent as we enhance our locality working practice and put the person and good practice at the heart of what we do.

Our social care interventions are structured around the three pillars of excellent practice, exceptional innovation, and meaningful measures. Therefore, our work is orientated around building relationships with the individual their families and carers.

We engage with communities early on to help people feel empowered to find trusted help and support locally from a range of sources.

About You

You will hold a registration with a professional body (Social Work England, HCPC, Nursing and Midwifery Council)

You will have a high level of literacy and communication skills, both verbal and written.

We are looking for future employees who have a positive, forward-thinking attitude. Using strengths-based practice with individuals which is built around their desired outcomes and goals.

Our teams are imaginative, locally focused and flexible and we are searching for registered practitioners with a likeminded approach, working collaboratively as part of a team.


The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

Our Support Offer


In return, we offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business need.


You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy, progression routes and our newly launched practice framework.


We will support you to consolidate your skills and knowledge, assisting you to develop areas of specialist practice development such as Approved Mental Health Professional Training, Best Interest Assessor Training and Practice Educator training.

You will receive regular professional supervision and have the opportunity to critically reflect on your practice. You will be supported to develop your practice and progress your career.


We are increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as we move towards an 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position.

The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Interviews will take place week commencing 26th June 2023


For more information about the role, please contact Steve Lewis, Community Team Manager on and a member of the team will respond appropriately.

Contact Details
Steve Lewis, Community Team Manager on and a member of the team will respond appropriately.

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