Adults Social Care Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Leatherhead, United Kingdom CV-Library Full time

This role has a starting salary between £40,929 to £43,735 per annum, based on 36-hour working week.

"I'd say no day is the same. It is rewarding and it's great being out with the public and helping. It makes getting out of bed worthwhile." - Mandi Porter, Senior Social Care Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Care Practitioner to join our Safeguarding Team within our fantastic Learning Disability and Autism Service and help us make a real difference to the local community, ensuring no one is left behind.

We promote an agile approach to work, a balance of spending time in our communities, our offices and working remotely from home or wherever works best.

Rewards and Benefits

26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the role
We have a vacancy in our East Surrey Team based in Leatherhead. We are looking for a competent Social Care Practitioner to join our Safeguarding Team working with individuals with a Learning Disability and/or Autism in order to meet their desired outcomes. This includes completing S42 Safeguarding Enquiries, Mental Capacity Assessments and joint working with other professionals including Health and collaborating with other stakeholders such as carers and advocates.

We offer a supportive working environment where training and development is prioritised. As a Social Care Practitioner in Surrey you will work across various unique projects that ensure our valued service users have the opportunity to enjoy a home of their own, an environment in which they are supported to live a healthy & meaningful life.

Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

Professional qualification in Nursing or another Allied Health qualification
Current registration with a relevant professional body
Your knowledge and experience of current legislation such as The Care Act and The Mental Capacity Act, with a specific focus on Adult Safeguarding duties.
Your experience of undertaking complex adult safeguarding enquiries and examples of you using your professional judgement in complex situations.
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 31/12/2024 with interviews to follow.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups

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