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Description
Closing date: 31 August 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Social Care Practitioner to join Erewash North Adult Social Work Team. This is a full time, permanent position.
As a Social Care Practitioner, you will be undertaking Care Act 2014 reviews and assessments with adults in the community who are in receipt of care, utilising a strengths-based approach which considers both the adult’s personal strengths and social and community networks. Focusing on maximising independence, choice and control will be central to the work you will do.
You will have excellent communication skills to enable you to work effectively and in partnership with people, families, other professionals and agencies to promote person-centred outcomes for individuals with care and support needs. The role includes visiting people at home so the ability to travel is essential.
You will have excellent IT skills, be able to adapt in a fast changing environment, be able to organise your work load to keep up with demand, work effectively on your own, and be committed to supporting other team members when required. The team operates a duty rota which you would be part of.
The successful applicant will join a friendly and supportive team. You will be provided with a robust induction, and will have regular supervision, peer support meetings, training and workshops, and be encouraged to develop your own area of interest and expertise.
This will be a hybrid working role, working from both home and a local office.
Provisional interview date 11 September 2025