Social Care Officer – Learning Disability Team
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Stockport, SK1 3XE |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75709450 |
Summary
Social Care Officer Learning Disability Team
Scale 6 (£20,235 - £21,622 per annum) plus essential car user allowance of up to £963 per annum and reimbursement of Social Work England fees
24.5 Hours, Part Time
Permanent
Hybrid - Stopford house, office based for team meetings and duty days.
Application Deadline: 30th June 2025 11:59pm
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 1st July 2025
Interview Date: 7th July 2025 and 8th July 2025
Interview Type: Face to Face
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Your Role
We are looking for a Social Care Officer to join our Learning Disability Team. In this role you will take a strength-based approach to support service users to identify their outcomes working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
You will assess adults with a learning disability over the age of 18 under The Care Act. You will support planning, monitoring and reviewing (face to face and via telephone) and work with people and / or carers to ensure that vulnerable people are safeguarded and supported in managing risk.
You will take part in a duty rota, carry out annual reviews and take responsibility for self-development by identifying learning and development needs.
There is potential for Social Care Officers to apply and undertake the Social Work degree Apprenticeship. You would need to have Maths and English at GSCE Grade C or be willing to work towards this before you qualify as a Social Worker.
About You
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Social Care Officer who wants to make a difference to adults with a learning disability. We are looking for someone who can work collaboratively, think creatively and has a good level of communication and written skills.
About Us
We support our Social Care Officers with regular supervision; we will carry out a Professional Development plan with you.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Neelam Ahmed on 0161 218 1335 / 07356 111177 or email neelam.ahmed@stockport.gov.uk
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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