Qualified Practitioner - Hoarding

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £44,253 – £50,909 Per Annum, Plus Benefits
Location: Shute End, Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 25/10/2026 at 23:00
Reference: 713536

We have an excellent opportunity available for a Qualified Practitioner to join our Adult Social Care Team on a Full Time, Permanent Basis.

This role has a key focus on hoarding and self-neglect behaviours and sits within our newly formed People Achieving Change Together (PACT) Team.

The PACT Team will work alongside adults who may not feel able to engage with traditional services. This includes young people transitioning into adulthood, people experiencing complex or high-risk circumstances, those at risk of exploitation, and individuals whose hoarding is creating serious safety concerns. The team will hold a small caseload, allowing time to build meaningful, trusting relationships and to respond quickly and flexibly when someone is at risk or in crisis.

We will work with adults who have Care Act eligible needs, or who may reach that point without early, compassionate, and relational support.

As the qualified practitioner, you’ll work alongside adults experiencing hoarding and self-neglect, taking the time to build trust and understand what matters to them. With patience and persistence, you’ll help people make changes that improve their safety, wellbeing and independence.

We’re a small, supportive council with big ambitions. We trust our teams, work closely together and give people space to make ideas happen. Our adult social care services were rated among the highest in the country by the CQC in 2025, with two “Outstanding” areas and a strong national score of 81%. We were also ranked the 2nd most productive council in England by the Impower Productivity Index, recognising our strong performance and efficient use of public money.

Wokingham Borough Council is proud to be part of the Social Care Future movement, supporting a vision where everyone can live in a place they call home, connected to the people and activities that matter most.

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it’s a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

Generous Annual Leave entitlement of 30 days (rising by 5 days after 5 years of continued local government service), plus bank holidays

Local Government Pension Scheme(actual contribution details to follow)

GP Helpline7 days a week

Employee Assistance Programme with a 24/7

Your Care confidential helpline

Free Eye Tests and Flu Vaccines

Free Onsite Gym (located at Shute End, Wokingham)

Salary Sacrifice Schemes– including

Carand

Cycle to Work

Local & Lifestyle Discounts– savings on shopping, entertainment, restaurants, and more

Move through Menopause Course

Sports & Social Group Activities– running, football, cricket, and more

Learning & Development Opportunities

Employee Networks

• Build trust with people who may find it difficult to engage with services.

• Assess people’s needs and agree practical, person-centred support.

• Manage risks around hoarding and self-neglect while respecting people’s choices.

• Support safeguarding work, including Mental Capacity assessments and Section 42 enquiries.

• Work with other professionals to help people stay safe, independent and make lasting changes.

• A Social Work or Occupational Therapy qualification, with current professional registration.

• At least one year’s post-qualification experience, including ASYE, in an adult social care or healthcare setting.

• Experience of assessment and managing risk, including work with hoarding,…