Social Care Practitioner
Salary: £40,911
Grade: Level 3 Zone 2
Location: 5 Pancras Square N1C 4AG
Contract Type: Permanent x3
Hours: Full Time (36 hours)
Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025; 23:59
Interview Date: 31st July
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting vulnerable Camden residents and their families, using your expertise to provide holistic, strength-based, and recovery-focused care. You'll build long-term relationships to help individuals maintain good health and improve their lives. Key responsibilities include responding to crises, recognising signs of harm, and preventing unnecessary hospital admissions. You'll also contribute to shared learning, development, and practice improvement within the Local Authority, with a focus on embedding strengths-based approaches.
It is important you have confidence and enthusiasm, as you will be speaking to members of the public and professionals at various levels, both internally and externally.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.
All About You
The ideal candidate will be familiar working under the Care Act 2024 and bring with them an understanding, preferably with working experience, within a Social care setting or aligned organisation.
You will play a key role in the smooth running of the service by handling public calls, providing screening, information, advice, and escalating when needed. You'll conduct assessments and reviews, working creatively with customers to explore support options that promote independence. Additionally, you'll consider reablement needs from physical, functional, sensory, and emotional perspectives, and assist with housing allocations and resettlement as required.
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
How To Apply
To view the Job Profile, please CLICK HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10807126/file/documen…
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,