Social Care Practitioner - Transition Team

Woking, Surrey Reigate, Surrey
£42,239-45,135 per year
Permanent
Full-time

30 days ago

Details

Reference: SCC/TP/287909/3628
Positions: 1
Salary: £42,239 - £45,135 per annum
Category: Qualified Social Work - Adult's
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Posted on: 4 August 2025
Closing date: 30 September 2025
Directorate: Adults, Wellbeing & Health Partnerships
Location: Woking or Reigate

DescriptionThis role has a starting salary of £42,239 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week. We welcome both full time and part time applications.We are excited to be hiring a new Social Care Practitioner to join our fantastic Transition team."If you're thinking about applying for this team, you absolutely should. It will open your eyes to a whole new, rewarding part of Adult Social Care that you never knew existed." - Lizzie Knight, Senior Practitioner, Career Development LeadThis is an exciting opportunity to work with people in a person-centred way, proactively seeking to empower them and maximising their potential for independence. If you want to make a difference to people's lives - enabling and supporting them to enhance their wellbeing and independence we want to hear from you!Rewards and Benefits

26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 31 days after 5 years' service
Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
2 paid volunteering days per year
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the RoleIn this role, you will work in partnership with individuals, their carers, professional staff in other agencies, service providers and Support Brokers in order to support vulnerable adults and their families to identify and arrange services that meet their needs and promote independence, choice and control. You will routinely manage a caseload of people more challenging and complex needs.You will need to be confident in undertaking safeguarding enquiries, carry out assessments within the community and working with a diverse group of individuals and partner agencies.You will receive professional supervision and be working in a team of motivated, dedicated and friendly colleagues.Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

Recognised Nursing or Allied Health Care qualification
Experience of working within Adult Social Care (experience of working with various groups i.e older adults, physical disability, learning disability)
Knowledge and experience of current legislation, including the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act and its application to practice in a social care setting.
Excellent communication skills with an ability to communicate in a clear, fluent, concise and jargon-free way and in a courteous, calm and professional manner.

Surrey has both urban and rural areas and locality based social care workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.Please note, the contractual location for this role is currently Quadrant Court, however it is our intention to move within the local area to Victoria Gate in Central Woking later this year.Contact us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.For an informal discussion please contact Sally Graham by email at .The closing date for this advert is 30/09/2025 although applications will be reviewed, and appointments made, on an on-going basis.We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.Local Government ReorganisationSurrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!Please see more information here:Our BehavioursThe Surrey Way behaviours are a guide that supports our council to work together effectively and deliver our best for our customers and communities, and for each other. Discover more about our .Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.Our CommitmentSurrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.Files to download

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