Social Care Coordinator - Review Team

Social Care Coordinator - Review Team

Company:
Reading Borough Council

Salary: £28,142 - £33,699

Hours:

Full-time

Location:

Reading, RG1 2LU

Working pattern:
Hybrid - 3 days remote

Job type:
Permanent

Posting date: 10 Aug 2026

Closing date: 16 Aug 2026

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Social Care Coordinator to join our dynamic Review Team within Adult Social Care. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults in need of care and support.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

We support hybrid working, it’s important to us that working arrangements are designed to enable our employees to excel and within this role you’ll have the opportunity to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.

The Review Team is a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team undertaking annual Care Act reviews with adults receiving support services. Social Care Coordinators, work with individuals to undertake assessments, reviews and care and support planning in line with Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and local policies and procedures.

You will collaborate with service users, families, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and maintain person-centred care plans. Key to this is a strength-based approach, supporting people to use preventative services, and to build resilience and achieve outcomes that are important to them, involving the person and supporting them to have choice and control.

The role also involves supporting first line queries into the team and working closely with other departments within Reading Borough Council to resolve these. Data input and management is a key part of the role. It is also important to maintain accurate records and ensure all documentation is up to date.

Experience of working with people with care and support needs is preferred, however transferable skills will be considered, and we will provide the right training for the right candidate.

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.