Adult Social Care

Adult social care focusses on providing comprehensive person-centred support and care services to adults with eligible needs within the borough. Our aim is to work with our residents to enhance their quality of life, delivering person-centred care that promotes independence, dignity, and well-being.

Our award-winning team of social care professionals love what they do with 91% of them feeling that the work they do makes a real difference to residents and colleagues. People are at the heart of our organisation whether it’s our staff, residents or businesses.

We’re committed to equality across the borough and within our workplace, continually striving to better understand the communities we serve to inform the decisions we make. We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace where staff are encouraged to grow professionally through continuous training and development opportunities.

We value diversity and promote a culture where every team member is respected and empowered to make a positive impact. We are always open to new ideas and ways of doing things. We foster an environment where creativity is valued, empowering our staff to drive change through innovative ideas to deliver our services successfully.

We believe that we should all be able to live in the place we call home, with the people and things that we love, in communities where we look out for one another, doing the things that matter to us most. A movement for gloriously ordinary lives.

Our current ambition to become a Marmot borough by focusing on the building blocks of health and well-being to reduce inequalities and increase equity of access to services is a clear demonstration of our commitment to equality and inclusion.

We are also registered for the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard Improvement Programme and support a variety of staff networks that help us co-produce guidance and policies using their lived experience.

Awards

Wokingham was recognised for four projects in the 2023 MJ awards of which they won an achievement award for two. Winning an MJ Award acknowledges the tremendous effort of those in local government dedicating themselves to supporting local communities, facing challenge after challenge, but never giving up in the face of adversity.

2023 MJ award for “Best Social Housing Initiative”

The Adult Social Care Specialist Accommodation (ASCSA) Programme offers to support Wokingham’s most vulnerable residents to live more safely, confidently, and independently through the development of a range of specialist housing options. It is an ambitious and locally-driven initiative, that has built strong partnerships with landlords and care providers, and delivered for our most vulnerable residents.