Maximising Independence Team – Social Care Practitioner

A new exciting opportunity for an experienced social care practitioner to join our innovative team has arisen.

Would you like to work as part of a new multi-disciplinary team, working with people who have complex and enduring mental health challenges, who are supported by adult social care?

The maximising independence team will help people to become more independent by reassessing people currently supported in the Adult Mental Health Social Care Service , and supporting them move on from long-term provision via an MDT approach to (re)gaining abilities and skills, set enablement goals, and take advantage of opportunities to grow and develop their lives.

Your role will be to work alongside other social workers, social care practitioners, occupational therapy and support workers to deliver key activities with targeted groups of people including: young people moving form children's services into adulthood, people in residential placements who could take advantage of supported living opportunities, and supporting people in supported living settings to move to private tenancies with the right care and support arrangements. It would be advantageous to have an awareness of the Care Act 2014, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and the Mental Health Act.

Some experience of supporting people with mental health challenges.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.