About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Assistant Practitioner to join Southwark's Mental Health Adult Social Care department as part of the Mental Health Reablement Team.
The Mental Health Reablement Team is a short-term service that aims to prevent and reduce social care needs whilst promoting independence and recovery within the community. It offers a targeted and brief intervention to enhance service user wellbeing and independence, which avoids the need for longer-term social care support.
As an Assistant Practitioner in the team the post-holder will support the Social Workers and Occupational Therapist by aiding them in implementing support plans and supporting service users to achieve their goals. There are opportunities for the post holder to develop their skills and confidence so they can hold their own caseload and plan and provide interventions and support. Work with service users takes place in the team base, community and in their homes, where appropriate.
About You:
To be successful in your application we expect you to have an understanding of the principles of reablement and the impact of mental health issues, as well as experience of implementing support plans and supporting service users in a person centred way.
Southwark Council is committed to continuous learning and we offer a range of formal and informal training opportunities as well as regular supervision and reflective practice. For information on what it is like working for Adult Social Care in Southwark please view our website https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/adult-social-care2019/
For an informal chat about the role please contact Michael Crompton on 020 7525 2751
Additional salary details
Please note: This role will require an Enhanced DBS.
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: Sunday 23 October 2022
Interview & Assessment date: Week commencing 31 October 2022
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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