Assistant Practitioner

The Role

Do you see yourself supporting people to regain confidence and independence in their mental health recovery?

Can you use your experience to deliver person-centred support that truly makes a difference?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Our Mental Health Adult Social Care Service is looking for a passionate and dedicated Assistant Practitioner to join our amazing team and help make a difference today.

About the Role:

As an Assistant Practitioner within Southwark’s Mental Health Reablement Team, you will play a key role in delivering short-term, targeted interventions that prevent and reduce long-term social care needs while promoting independence and recovery.

You will:

• Support Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to implement tailored support plans
• Work directly with service users to help them achieve their personal goals
• Deliver interventions in the community, at our team base, and in service users’ homes where appropriate
• Promote wellbeing, independence, and recovery through strengths-based practice
• Have opportunities to develop your skills, confidence, and potentially manage your own caseload

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a service that focuses on empowerment, recovery, and meaningful outcomes.

About You:

We are looking for someone enthusiastic, creative, and committed to person-centred practice. To be successful, you will have:

• A good understanding of reablement principles
• Knowledge of the impact of mental health issues on individuals and their daily lives
• Experience supporting service users in a person-centred way
• Experience implementing or contributing to support plans
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work flexibly across community settings

About the Team:

The Mental Health Reablement Team is a short-term service dedicated to promoting recovery and preventing the need for longer-term social care support. We are a collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team focused on achieving positive outcomes for residents.

Join us and be part of a team that is passionate about empowering people to live independently and confidently within their community.

For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification located at the bottom of the advert.

Contact Information:

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Michael Crompton on 020 7525 2751

Additional Information:

• This post requires a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) DBS check at Enhanced level.

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

Recruitment timetable

Advert close date: 11:59pm on 5th April 2026

Shortlisting date/s: 7th April 2026

Interview date/s: 13th April 2026

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together programme. We particularly welcome applications from members of the Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.

Attachments

• Please click here to view the Job Description