Social Care Practitioner - Bristol, United Kingdom - Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council

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Social Care Practitioner - North and West Community Team 2

Full Time, Fixed Term for 1 year.

An opportunity has ariseno for a full-time social care practitioner within the North and West Community Team 2 on a fixed term basis as a secondment.

We are a team of Social workers, Social care practitioners, Senior Practitioners and a Team Manager based in Southmead House, who aims to promote the choice and control for citizens and their carers, enabling them to live as independently as possible and free from harm or abuse.

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.

You will be expected to contribute to investigations of abuse, as directed by a manager/social worker and to make appropriate Safeguarding alerts in line with Bristol's Safeguarding Adults policy.

You will be participating in duty rotas responding to unplanned/emergency work that does not require a qualified Social Worker on a regular basis.

You are required to travel mainly within the City Council boundaries to attend meetings, visit service users and on occasion to transport service users.

Any employee who, as a result of their disability is unable to drive will be provided with transport in the course of their duties at no personal cost.

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 roles 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.
**If you would like further information about North and West Community Team 2, contact Blessy Mathew

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit._