Proud to Care Devon
Social Prescriber
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
About the Role
A Social Prescriber is able to link and connect people with services and support within their community that can help improve their health and wellbeing. You will support them by building relationships and work with them to create personalised support plans.
Expected to earn
The salary for a social prescriber can vary between £20,000 and £27,000 per year, depending on experience and scope of work.
Skills and values
There are a range of skills and values that are needed to work as a social prescriber. These include:
- Excellent communication, observational and listening skills
- Good verbal, digital, written and numeracy skills
- Empathy and communicate confidently approach difficult conversations
- Great organisation skills to develop support plans
- Support behaviour change through mentoring and coaching
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Entry requirements
There are several routes in via a range of learned experience, skills and knowledge gained from various frontline client-facing volunteering, previous experience or qualification in a relevant subject (such as Health & Social Care) will help.
What roles can I do to gain experience?
- Care Assistant
- Enabler
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Opportunities to develop
You will receive a thorough induction and initial training when you start and Continuing Professional Development throughout your career. You could do a vocational qualification such as a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care or a wellbeing specific qualification or short courses.
What’s Next
- Social Care Assessor
- Social Worker
Find out more about this role from real people.
Laura’s story
Browse our jobs board for all current job positions
Jobs board
Why not try our career pathways tool
Career pathways
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location