Social Care Associate Practitioner (SCAP)
Portsmouth, UK (On-site)
Posted 5 weeks ago
Job Description
- Full Time
- Permanent
- Portsmouth
- Posted 2 minutes ago
- 32000 - 36000 £ / Year
- Closes: 2 September 2026
Local Government
Social Care Associate Practitioner (SCAP)
Salary: Band: 7, £32,061 – £36,363 p.a.
37 hours per week
Your new role
This is a key role within the Adult Social Care Directorate, which is responsible for delivering a range of support to adults who have care and support needs, their families and carers – both formal and informal.
The role includes assessing people’s needs using a strength based and preventative approach. Working with people to ensure that their social care needs are met and their wellbeing is maintained.
The protection and safeguarding of adults with care and support needs is also an integral part of the role, requiring commitment to making safeguarding personal. you will be expected to work in a flexible way to meet the needs of the service, which may on occasion include working outside of the services core hours or form a different location.
Who Is The Person Summary
You will need to have experience of working with adults with care and support needs and be committed to working with people in accordance with the values of Portsmouth City Council.
You will need to be able to work autonomously and take responsibility for organising and managing your work. You will need to be self-motivated and resilient, able to work collaboratively and communicate clearly with a variety of people in different settings.
You will need to be able to understand risk and put in place effective plans to support people and manage risks, including where people lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.
You will need to be able to use a variety of digital technologies and be able to input data and analyse information to support you in your work.
To apply for this job please visit searchjobs.portsmouth.gov.uk.
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Salaries
Posted range
£32K/yr – £36K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
