Social Care Practitioner

The South Derbyshire South Adult Social Work Team is based in Swadlincote, and we are seeking to recruit a full time Social Care Practitioner to join our friendly, community-based team of Social Care Practitioners and Social Workers. 

The team are highly supportive and operates on a largely agile, flexible basis across Swadlincote and surrounding village areas of Derbyshire, utilising link worker and champion roles to carry out Care Act (2014) face-to-face and telephone assessments and reviews.

The successful candidate will have direct experience of working with disabled and older people in a social care or health care.  The candidate will be able to demonstrate an ability to work in a person centred and strengths-based approach to achieve the ideal outcomes with people will be an asset.  The candidate will need to have an awareness of the current legislation, policy and procedures that underpin good practice. The role includes the assessment and provision of equipment to support independence and safety in the home.

The successful candidate will contribute towards the team’s responsibility to ensuring close working with partners in statutory and voluntary organisations to plan safe and timely discharges from acute and community hospitals.

The role requires duty cover, it is necessary to be able to respond to changing situations, to effectively triage and assess incoming work to support Adults and their carers – who may require a more urgent response.

Derbyshire County Council is a fantastic place to work with friendly, supportive teams, access to training and a wealth of other benefits such as our flexi working scheme. You will work Monday to Friday and have a minimum of monthly 1:1 supervision and plenty of opportunities for informal support with both your team, peers and line manager. We promote an environment that encourages reflection, individual and organisational learning, where we value sharing knowledge, championing roles and helping each other thrive in our everyday practice as part of a holistic, learning culture.

Employees have access to a range of support, benefits and discounts including: 

• Generous Annual Leave Scheme 25 days annual leave per year (rising to 30 days after 5 years continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata). Grade dependant.
• Local Government Pension Scheme: Providing financial security
• Supportive management and team
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional qualifications and ongoing training.
• Wellbeing Support Framework: Includes OH physician services, physiotherapy, CBT, and in-house counselling.
• Employee Wellbeing Support: Fast track physiotherapy, confidential psychological support services, Employee Assistance Programme, and “Wisdom” app.
• Paid travel expenses if required to travel to other sites (Terms and conditions apply)
• Cycle to Work Scheme: Promoting a healthy lifestyle.
• Our Derbyshire Rewards: a package of benefits, cashback and discounts.

More details on the benefits of working for the council can be found on our reward and recognition page here

Provisional Interview Date: TBC