We’re pleased to offer a new opportunity for a Social Care Practitioner to join our West Team in Adult Social Care at Wokingham Borough Council. This is a full‑time, permanent role.

As Social Care Practitioner, you’ll work with adults and their carers to help people live as independently as possible and stay safe in their community. You’ll focus on what matters to each person and what they can do, building on their strengths rather than what they can’t do.

You’ll carry out direct work with people, with support and guidance from a registered practitioner. You won’t be doing this alone; you’ll be part of a supportive team that works together to make a positive difference.

Adult Social Care supports adults who need extra help to stay healthy, feel connected to their community and live a fulfilling life.

This role involves working directly with adults with a wide range of needs, including older adults, people with physical disabilities, individuals affected by alcohol or substance misuse or hoarding, as well as carers who are seeking advice, support and guidance. 

This role also offers a clear development pathway, with the opportunity to progress to a Grade 6 once all progression criteria are met.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an Award-Winning Local Authority, that currently scores as one of the highest in the country following our recent CQC inspection. We are especially proud to be rated ‘Outstanding’ for how we learn, improve, and come up with new ideas. This reflects our commitment to supporting our employees to grow, share ideas, and deliver the very best outcomes for the people we support. 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 support #SocialCareFuture, a movement working to change how we think about social care. Its goal is simple: everyone should be able to live in a place they call home, with the people and things they love, in communities that care and help them do what matters most.

Benefits:

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:

⭐ A generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays

⭐ An excellent local government pension scheme

⭐ An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

⭐ A range of local & lifestyle discounts

⭐ Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)

⭐ Cycle to work schemes

⭐ Monthly Supervision

⭐ And much more! 

Key responsibilities:

• Managing your own diary and caseload, making sure work is completed within agreed timescales and according to practice standards
• Carrying out initial care and support needs assessments and reassessments in line with our legal duties of the Care Act 2014
• Support planning with a strengths-based and risk management approach
• Identifying informal carers and undertaking carers assessments in line with our legal duties of the Care Act 2014
• Identifying safeguarding concerns and reporting these accordingly
• Gathering and bringing together feedback from different people involved, including working with advocates when needed
• Writing clear reports and keeping case records up to date
• Communicating well with the people we support, listening carefully and treating everyone with respect
• Working closely with colleagues and contributing as part of a team

Candidate requirements:

• Confident IT skills, with the ability to learn and use adult social care recording systems
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills, including communicating with people who have different or complex communication needs
• The ability to build positive relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds
• An understanding of how ill health, disability, social disadvantage and poverty can affect a person’s wellbeing
• Experience of working in a health or social care setting, or in a customer‑facing role

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is in the heart of Berkshire, with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. The area includes a lively historic market town, welcoming villages and beautiful countryside.

The borough is home to high‑performing schools, international businesses and a strong, connected community. With a growing local economy, great public facilities and low levels of crime, Wokingham offers an excellent quality of life.

If you’re interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today.

Alternatively, for more information or to arrange an information discussion, please contact Emma Fox, Team Manager via email emma.fox@wokingham.gov.uk

Closing date: Sunday 10^th May 2026, 11pm

Interview date: TBC

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we regret that we are unable to respond to every applicant individually.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the application closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

We appreciate your interest in joining Wokingham Borough Council and thank you for taking the time to apply.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.