Social Care Practitioner (Mental Wellbeing Service)

We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Care Practitioner (Mental Wellbeing Service) to join us!

This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working, and a salary of £26,895 - £30,132 per annum.

About us:

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) is set in the wider county of Berkshire, one of the most economically productive and innovative areas of the country. The Borough Council – a unitary authority - takes pride in its exceptional team of dedicated professionals who are passionate about providing quality services to the community. RBWM is a unique borough, with huge opportunity given its proximity to London and expanding business sectors, as well as being a major cultural and tourism area which includes international attractions such as Windsor Castle, Legoland and Ascot Racecourse.

Given our Royal connections, the eyes of the world are often on us and we continue to rise to the challenge.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Social Care Practitioner to join our Mental Wellbeing team.

Why now?

It’s a great time to join RBWM. We’ve started our transformation journey—Living Well Together—a vision shaped by staff that’s about helping residents live well and enabling our teams to work well together in a connected, compassionate, and forward-thinking environment. We’re investing in new roles, new technology, and enhanced learning and development to support our teams and improve outcomes.

Our latest staff survey shows:

• 92% of colleagues feel their work is meaningful
• 87% say their line manager demonstrates the council’s values

But don’t just take our word for it—watch our staff videos to hear directly from our teams about what it’s like to work here:

👉 Adult social care careers | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

The Role:

As a Social Care Practitioner, you’ll work alongside experienced social care professionals, supporting autistic adults and adults with mental health needs and their carers. You will get to know the people you support, understand what matters to them and help them find practical ways to stay safe and able to live fulfilling lives connected to their communities.

Opportunities to join this team don’t come up often and you’ll become part of an experienced and supportive team who know the service well and are passionate about the work they do.

Your role will involve:

• Working with people to find out what is important to them and build positive relationships.
• Carrying out strengths-based assessments and reviews of their support arrangements and outcomes.
• Spot safeguarding concerns and work confidentially to keep people safe.
• Gathering information and feedback from individuals, carers, professionals and advocates where needed.
• Work closely with health, housing and other services.
• Writing reports and keeping accurate records.

What we are looking for:

• A strong value base who is respectful, trustworthy and who embraces diversity.
• Has good IT skills and can learn how to use our adult social care recording systems.
• Can engage effectively with people who have different communication needs.
• Work in an inclusive way, building positive relationships with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Understand how a persons situation, physical or mental health needs can affect a person's wellbeing.
• The ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Has experience working in health or social care, or in a people -facing role.

What we offer:

• 32 days annual leave.
• Flexible working including a hybrid working pattern for a better work-life balance. You will need to be in the office at least two days a week.
• Generous Local Government Pension scheme includes life cover (3 times of annual salary); and an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) scheme to enhance your pension provision.
• Free employee parking close to the offices.
• Give As You Earn scheme.
• Instant Reward Scheme to recognise and reward innovative achievement.
• Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling, advice and information.
• Access to discounts and deals with hundreds of retailers, including discounted gym memberships and travel deals.

RBWM values a collaborative and inclusive work environment, fostering creativity and innovation in all aspects of its operations. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we encourage applications from all as we believe diverse talent makes us stronger.

If you have a disability, are a current or former member of the armed forces or have been part of any formal care system up to the age of 25, you will be guaranteed an interview, should you meet the minimum requirements for the role.

If you wish to discuss this position informally, please contact Suzanne Michael Service team Manager on Suzanne.Michael@rbwm.gov.uk.

We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.