West Berkshire Council is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Care Practitioner to join our Adult Social Care Service. As a Care Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting individuals to achieve their maximum independence and enhance their overall well-being.
Role and Responsibilities
As a Care Practitioner, your key responsibilities will include:
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To work with and alongside individuals to assess, plan, implement and review how the individual’s identified care and support needs will be met.
- To support individuals to achieve their identified goals and aspirations.
- To undertake regular reviews of individual’s care and support needs.
- To work with other professionals and agencies to ensure coordinated and holistic care delivery.
- To provide information, advice, and guidance to individuals and their families.
- To promote independence and empower individuals to make informed choices.
- To accurately record and maintain information regarding individual’s progress and outcomes.
Skills and Attributes
The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and attributes:
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Experience working in a care or support role within an adult social care setting.
- Sound knowledge of care principles, practices, and relevant legislation.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with individuals, colleagues, and external stakeholders.
- Strong assessment and care planning skills.
- Ability to work independently, as well as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver within deadlines.
- Empathy, compassion, and a genuine desire to support and empower individuals.
Why Work for West Berkshire Council?
West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:
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Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
- Generous Local Government pension scheme
- Family friendly policies
- A range of local discounts
- Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits
- You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days per annum (plus public holidays) Rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service. (Pro rata for part time hours)
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mary Wells on 01635 520150 or email
[email protected]
Equal Opportunities
The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
How to apply
Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.
This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.
This role involves regulated activity with adults at risk. As such, appointment is subject to anEnhanced DBS check with the relevant Barred List(s).
In this post you will be required tomaintain continuous registration with the DBS Update Service for the duration of your employment.
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