Social Care Practitioner

Interview date:
Week Commencing 26 January 2026

Adult Community Team South - Promoting Health, Ensuring Care

Are you looking for a new career that will enable you to make a difference to peoples lives by encouraging positive wellbeing and independence amongst adults. Our Community Team covers the city of Salisbury and surrounding villages.

We offer social work and occupational therapy services to those who require longer term social care support. We work with individuals and communities to promote resilience, independence, and wellbeing.

The key responsibilities of a Social Care Practitioner are to provide person centred and outcome focused assessments to identify the support required to enable customers to make positive changes in their lives. You will promote customer independence, choice, and well-being in the community, using universal services and support where appropriate.

Whilst this is a challenging role, we are a large team and the successful candidate will be supported by a Leadership Team, alongside Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, and highly experienced Social Care Practitioners peers.

This role is fast-paced so you should be able to manage caseloads effectively and have excellent communication skills to be able to work collaboratively with multi professional teams. You will hold an NVQ Level 4 in Health and Social Care or equivalent or the ability to work towards this qualification and have experience of working within a Health or Social Care setting.

Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.

Please download and read the role description and person specification carefully before you apply as well as Our Identity.

The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.

This role may be subject to certain successful security checks; please see the role description for more information.

• Assessment and review of customers needs and outcomes
• Co-ordination of the customer/carer journey in identifying eligible needs and outcomes
• Where applicable, work in partnership with the customer and other agencies in compiling an appropriate support plan.

To undertake person-centred work with customers and to plan for the provision of support and/or services with customers in order to assist them meet their outcomes and to live as independently as possible, giving consideration to whether the person needs support to fully participate in the assessment and support planning process

To consider whether there is a concern about an individual's capacity to make a specific decision, including restrictions placed on an individual which may amount to a deprivation of their liberty (i.e., they are subject to continuous supervision and control and are not free to leave.

To write support plans for individuals which reflects the individual's needs and how they will be met, in a manner which complies with Care Act requirements

To have a good understanding of assessment, support planning and the management of risks for individuals and to be able to apply Council policy and support customers to manage risk appropriately.

To carry out support plan reviews in a timely and person-centred way, as required and identified by departmental targets, taking a view on whether agreed outcomes have been met.

To gather sufficient information about customers in order to be able to accurately assess their needs against the national minimum eligibility criteria within the Care Act 2014. This includes working creatively to identify sources of support to improve the individuals wellbeing and independence and making a determination about eligibility for support from Wiltshire Council

To identify where adults may be at risk and to act in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures.

To support carers to continue in their role by identifying their needs for support, referring them to Carer Support Wiltshire for a carers assessment and other action as appropriate, giving consideration of the impact on the whole family of any caring role and responsibilities

To take responsibility for making accurate and timely recording of all information and activity onto the social care records database in accordance with work targets set by the Team Manager and Supervisor.

To contribute to gathering and updating local knowledge about universally available services including what is available locally within the voluntary and community sector, as well as the service areas commissioned and…