Social Care Practitioner

**D2A North & West, D2A Inner
- City East, D2A South: 37hr Full Time.**
**4 x Full Time Posts - Fixed Term 6 months only.**

The D2A Service, work together to promote a whole service approach, with our internal & external colleagues.

The work is fast paced, this includes Safeguarding Adults enquiries, Care Act assessments, a good knowledge of local services and voluntary agencies, including tier 1 & 2.

Your role would be to work under the statutory requirements of the Care Act 2014 to undertake support conversations, strength based Care Act assessments, Carers Assessments and reviews with citizens in need of support and help them to access appropriate support in line with the department’s policies and procedures under the supervision of a Manager, Senior Practitioner or Social Worker.

You will be required to undertake support planning with service users who has eligible care and support needs to access the support they need and to meet agreed outcomes that promote choice and control and help them remain independent.

As part of your role, you will be undertaking Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interests within the statutory requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with the support of qualified Social Worker where required.

The teams have a make-up of 1 team manager, 2 senior practitioners, 6 FTE social workers & 6 FTE social care practitioners. You will have regular formal reflective supervision by either manager or senor practitioner.

You will ensure citizens have the right professional expertise for their presenting needs at the earliest opportunity: preventing or delaying the need for care and support through maximising independence, autonomy, community engagement, managing or enabling risk, and health promotion.

You will have a full induction and opportunities for training and continuous professional development activities. The teams are primarily based in Bristol, we also operate an agile working policy which allows for home working.

**Why Bristol City Council**

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our role’s hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

**How do I apply?**

**For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.**

**For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.**

**If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.**

**We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.