Social Care Practitioner x2

We currently have x2 vacancies for full-time, permanent Social Care Practitioners in the North and West locality adult social care teams at Bristol City Council.

You’ll need to be resourceful, resilient, proactive, and prepared for a working day with plenty of challenges and variety. It is an exciting time to be part of a community social work team as we embed our new locality model of service delivery.

You will:

The work in all teams can be pressured & challenging so a creative approach is necessary, as is the ability to find strengths-based solutions, including innovative technological solutions.

You will have a full induction and ongoing support from their Line Manager and colleagues. You must have an interest in working in a multi-disciplinary way, be able to work quickly and proportionately and have confidence in respect of decision making and positive risk taking. You will need to be a good communicator, with excellent time management skills; previous experience of community based social work would be an advantage but is not essential.

It would be advantageous to have a working knowledge of the Care Act including Safeguarding Adults; the Mental Capacity Act 2005; and Best Interest and Health and Social Care eligibility criteria. However, this is not essential, and a full suite of training is available.

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.

We offer excellent professional support including:

Rewards & Benefits:

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

Please note this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

If you would like to find out more about these opportunities please e-mail Paul McAlary, Acting Team Manager (Paul.McAlary@bristol.gov.uk).

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. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, Disabled, LGBTQ+ and Male candidates who are currently under-represented within this service. Appointments will be made on merit.