Social Care Associate Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom Portsmouth City Council Full time

Social Care Associate Practitioner (SCAP)

Salary: Band: 7 £29,777 to £33,945 p.a.

37 hours per week

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of 'adults at risk' and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Portsmouth City Council

At Portsmouth City Council we're all about developing our staff, because we want to build a bigger and better city, but we need the best employees to do so.

With a little over 207,000 residents and 7,000 businesses throughout this city, this unitary authority's main goal is to ensure the best care and development of all those within the city.

From customer service to multi-million-pound projects, our residents are at the heart of everything we do.

What is the role

You will be ensuring people eligible for social care assistance have the maximum choice, control and power over the support services they receive to achieve the best possible quality of life and the equality of independent living wherever possible.

Responsible for the caseload of an identified client group you will also be required to participate in the duty rota. As the named contact you will work with the client whilst they are in receipt of services and living in the community and their carers to identify needs and access services, referring to other agencies where applicable, providing specific advice and information both via telephone contact and face to face visits in appropriate settings.

You will work within The Care Act eligibility criteria to provide assessment and advice to clients and carers, to manage practical tasks through a problem-solving approach. You will be required to carry out initial and regular reviews/updates to support plans, to ensure they meet changing needs and risk over time of the client.

The nature of this post will require flexibility to meet urgent work needs as they arise. This will inevitably entail some work outside normal office hours.

Please read the full job profile here for further information on the role.

What you'll need to succeed

As well as experience of working (paid or voluntary) in a care related field e.g., social care, health, therapeutic setting, you will need good literacy and numeracy (A - C in Maths and English or equivalent qualification) and will be required to go onto complete further qualifications in post. With a knowledge of the Care Act 2014 you will have the ability to communicate sensitively, positively and clearly to a wide range of people, in a wide range of formats which will include the ability to write clear, concise reports/letters and use IT systems. With excellent organisational and customer service skills you will have the ability to acknowledge, respect and respond to individual differences and diversity requirements. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. You will be required to be flexible to work occasionally outside of office hours with the ability to travel around the city. In addition, you will support and assist in the moving and handling of people with varying levels of mobility.

Please read the job profile for the full details of what you need to succeed in this post.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

What you'll get in return

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

  • Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
  • A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
  • Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
  • Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
  • Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.

Staff rewards:

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here.

How to complete your application,

Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.

Applicants will be shortlisted based on their ability to use good examples that meet the criteria of this role. Please read alongside the 'How to apply' on the main careers site. You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application. PLEASE DO NOT JUST SUBMIT A CV.

Closing date: 4 September 2024 @ 23.59pm

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.

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