Assistant Practitioner Level 2 - Waverley Locality Team

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Adult Social Care!

We’ve had a major review of how we work and are currently implementing these changes.

Our vision is ‘Working with all our partners to make a difference to the lives of people, through trusted, personalised and universal social care support, so people have choice and control, and can maximise their wellbeing and independence in their local community’.

We currently have vacancies for two full time/ part time, Assistant Practitioner Level 2’s, based within our Waverley Locality Team, Godalming.

You will be part of a team and will have access to direction, support and supervision from a qualified practitioner.
You will have frequent direct contact with the public on the phone as well as visiting them in their own home or care setting. Your role will involve a variety of tasks including assessing people’s needs and carrying out regular reviews.

You will work in partnership with individuals, their carers, professional staff in other agencies, service providers and Support Brokers in order to support vulnerable adults and their families to identify and arrange services that meet their needs and promote independence, choice and control.

You will have a caseload and work with individuals who need additional support or guidance in order to identify their needs or where best interests decisions need to be made on their behalf, they may need close monitoring, or frequent review or interventions to minimise and manage risk may be required. You may be involved in carrying out risk assessments and prescribing basic daily living equipment and minor property adaptations. You will be involved in supporting safeguarding investigations and attending safeguarding meetings with the support of qualified practitioners.

Level 2 Assistant Practitioners will have substantial experience of working directly with people with social care needs, including visiting them in their own homes. You will be confident and competent in working with people with a variety of physical and cognitive impairments.

You will need to have competent basic IT skills and be able and willing to learn to use a variety of software systems.
All short-listed applicants will be required to complete an IT assessment as part of the interview process.

The work involves travelling within Surrey and also to other parts of the country, in a timely and effective manner at various times of the day in accordance with the needs of the job.

Post holders may work with any combination, or all, of the following care groups: older people, people with physical, sensory, cognitive impairments, people with a learning disability and people with mental health problems.

For further information about the roles, please contact Dena Kirkpatrick on 01483 518082.

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice, reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

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