Social Care Practitioner

3 days ago

Peasedown St John, United Kingdom Bath & North East Somerset Council Full time

**Hours: 18.5 hrs per wk**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Service Area: Adult Social Work**

**Department**:Care Co-Ordination**

**Social Care Practitioner**

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At Bath and North East Somerset Council, we have one overriding purpose - to improve people’s lives.

We are a close and supportive team of Social Workers, Social Care Practitioners, Care Advisors, Senior Practitioner and Service Manager. Our team members have manageable caseloads, and we recognise the importance of robust reflective supervision.

You will be encouraged to share your ideas, exhibit best practice and actively work towards improving the work that we do.

We work with adults over 18 and above with a variety of presenting needs, which provides opportunity for stimulating and interesting caseload.

**Your role**

We are looking for an experienced Social Care Practitioner to join our team. As a Social Care Practitioner in the team, you will work with residents of Bath & North East Somerset who may be in need of social care support.

You will primarily be undertaking assessments under the Care Act 2014 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. This involves direct work with individuals, families and professionals, report writing, support planning and providing short term support.

**About You**
- You must have a recognised health and social care qualification e.g. NVQ 4 or equivalent, or nursing qualification, or allied health professional qualification.
- You will have experience of working with adults in need of support and have a working knowledge of effective models of strength based personalised assessments, knowledge of current research and a working knowledge of current legislation.
- You will also need to be confident using IT systems and be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel.
- Ability to manage a caseload and have effective communications skills.

You will be based primarily in Peasedown St John, Bath but may need to travel as part of the role.

**Why B&NES Council?**

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

- A competitive salary package.
- A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexitime, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
- A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme - whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
- Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
- Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES

**Interested to find out more?**

**To apply**

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose - to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be **Bold, Empowered, Supportive **and** Transparent**.

**As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.**

**Interview Date**: 10/04/2024

**Safeguarding Statement**:
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

As this post involves working within one of these groups, we will require a Disclosure & Barring Service check and/or subscription to the DBS online service. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

This is a Public Services Network (PSN) role and requires all successful applicants to undergo a Basic Disclosure check and a 3 year’s verification of employment history. Please note that any start date will be dependent on the receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure and verification of employment history.

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