Job Description

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How you'll make a difference
As a Social Care Practitioner (Social Work), you will provide support and promote independence for vulnerable adults in our community, assisting them in their time of need.
What you will be doing

• It will be your responsibility to assist in organising and providing effective care services, this may include the assessment and review of care plans.
• Working under the direction of Social Workers, you will contribute to and review plans and services to improve intervention ideas.
• To protect vulnerable people, you will refer issues in accordance with safeguarding procedures, this will require you to maintain confidential reports to professional and council guidelines.
• It will be key for you to effectively communicate with service users and providers, providing advice and guidance when necessary.
• Daily, you will be working with Social Workers and external contacts, such as education services and health agencies, ensuring strong working relationships are achieved.

What we need from you

• We require you to have experience in a relevant area of statuary or voluntary sector work in health and social care.
• You will demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice; processes and procedures; support mechanisms and specialist equipment.
• You will be able to gather information from a variety of sources and follow the assessment process.
• You must have the ability to communicate effectively with services users and other professionals so you can promote independence and personal choice, whilst understanding service users needs.
• Ideally, you will hold a relevant qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in a health or social care field.

Additionally, to be considered as an Advanced Social Care Practitioner:

• You must have a minimum of 2 years experience in a relevant area of statutory or voluntary sector work in the health or social care field.
• We require you to have a relevant qualification, eg NVQ Level 4 in health, social care or equivalent.

What you need to know

• To be considered for the Advanced Social Care Practitioner position, your evidence must be clearly detailed in your application. The salary is offered at points within these bands depending on experience:

• Social Care Practitioner: 29,540 - 32,061
• Advanced Social Care Practitioner: 32,597 - 35,412
• This role is hybrid, with a mixture of working at our office in Badminton Road, Yate and working occasionally at home.

• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or have an alternative means of travel.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

Interviews week commencing 3rd November 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• What's special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
• We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
• We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We're making a difference, be part of it!
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