We have a full time (37 hours) Adult Social Care Practitioner position available in our Tewkesbury Locality Team. Our supportive and engaged team structure includes an Integrated Social Care Manager, Deputy Social Care Manager, Social Work Leads, a Social Care Lead, Social Workers, Adult Social Care Practitioners and an administration team. As an Adult Social Care Practitioner, you will be undertaking assessments and support plans with people who have physical disabilities or other complex needs. This role will involve working with families, carers and other professionals, agencies, and organisations across Gloucestershire. The work is focused on promoting independence, enabling the individuals we work with to remain in their own homes and reduce the need for hospital admission or long‑term care. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a health and/or social care setting and knowledge of the Care Act, and the ability to apply it in practice. It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a customer‑facing role must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English. Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early due to the volume of applications received. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. If you are an internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability, please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk.
Eligibility and Disability
* As per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. By providing this information, you can be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
* A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long‑term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person's ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.
Responsibilities and Requirements
* Relevant qualification equivalent to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Health and Social Care experience.
* Training related to Health and Social Care assessments.
* Experience of managing a caseload, including working with people experiencing a range of physical disabilities, medical, mental health difficulties and learning difficulties.
* Evidence of good interpersonal skills, good verbal and written communication.
* Good IT skills.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do and how we treat each other. They provide essential guiding principles about the way that we work and set the tone for our culture, and identify what we, as an organisation, care about. Read more about our values on our website. If you hold the same behaviours and approach, then we want to hear from you! In exchange, we will provide you with full training and support to help you succeed in your role!
Gloucestershire County Council Adult Social Care practise the Three Conversation approach, a model that re‑emphasises focus on people, their strengths and the networks and community around them.
Our Adult Social Care Practitioners do all they can to make the difference to local communities in Gloucestershire.
Benefits
* 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays.
* Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Free parking at the Tewkesbury office.
* Agile working with a mix of office and home working.
* Regular formal and informal support.
* Safe, supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
* Access to training opportunities, enabling you to develop your skills and progress your career.
* Transfer options after one year in post, allowing for continuous development of skills and knowledge in different Adult Social Care settings.
* Personal licences to Adults CCINFORM.
* Discounts at a number of major supermarket chains and high street retailers.
* Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply).
* GCC's Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
* Strong emphasis on a supportive working environment and developing our employees with 94% having participated in their annual appraisal and regular health and wellbeing events.
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