BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Therapeutic Intervention Worker - ACT Job description 37 hours per week Fixed Term up to 31 March 2028 Edge of Care are committed to developing innovative, evidence-based services that work effectively with families experiencing multiple and complex challenges, often linked to social exclusion and high dependency on public services. Within this exciting and evolving landscape, an opportunity has arisen to join our co-located, multi-agency child and family services as a Therapeutic Intervention Worker within our Edge of Care Service. We are seeking a motivated and skilled practitioner with a 'can do' approach, who is passionate about improving outcomes for families and committed to the delivery and development of evidence-based interventions. This is a key role within the Exploitation and Adolescence element of Edge of Care, providing structured, longer-term therapeutic interventions to children, young people, and carers following a period of crisis or disruption. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed team, the post holder will deliver evidence-based direct work to promote emotional recovery, relational repair, and long-term placement stability We are looking for a highly skilled worker with experience of working with families on the edge of care or within intensive family intervention services. You will contribute to a psychologically informed environment that supports recovery from trauma, builds resilience, and strengthens the capacity of carers to meet the complex needs of adolescents at risk of exploitation, placement breakdown, or care entry. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious, innovative service that values creativity and doing things differently. You will work alongside skilled, passionate colleagues in a collaborative, multi-agency environment, and take the opportunity to develop your leadership, coaching, and strategic skills while remaining closely connected to direct practice. If you are attracted by this opportunity to help shape the future of Edge of Care Services and make a real difference to children and families, we would love to hear from you. The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post. Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees. An Enhanced with Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post. The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office. Weekend Working is a requirement of this post. Closing Date: 29 October 2025 Shortlisting Date: 30 October 2025 Interview Date: 10 November 2025 Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council Job Description & Person Specification

Social Worker - Community Learning Disability Team Job description 37 hours per week 2 positions available As a social worker in the Community Learning Disability team, you will provide a strength-based outcome focused enabling response to adults affected by the issues of disability, frailty, learning disabilities, mental health and dementia, that require a timely social work response. Working with a multidisciplinary approach, your role will be to provide a Social Work service, including assessment of needs, and where eligible care and support plans, and where appropriate care and treatment plans, that will promote the independence and wellbeing of individuals, their families and carers, focusing on 'what matters' to people. Where practicable, you will focus on prevention and self-management, enabling individuals to sustain independence through a combination of assessment, care and support and other practical interventions. The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post. Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees. An Enhanced with Adults & Childrens Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post. Closing Date: 22 October 2025 Shortlisting Date: 30 October 2025 Interview Date: 04 November 2025 Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council Job Description & Person Specification

Social Worker 1, 2 or 3 - Integrated Network Teams Job description 4 x 37 hour posts available This is an exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Community Network Teams. We work alongside both older and younger adults, who may experience long term challenges around their physical and mental health. Within the networks, we work closely with our health colleagues to enable a holistic assessment to take place, which in turn, enables us to work in partnership to meet personal outcomes. We strive to enable the people of Bridgend to live their lives as they wish to and ensure voice, choice, independence, and control. We follow a Strengths-Based Outcome-Focused model of Social Work. Maximising an individual's emotional wellbeing is seen as key in effective Social Work practice. We incorporate the importance of supporting family and carers into our assessment framework to achieve positive outcomes and encourage wider inclusion in the local community. We are keen to continue to develop innovative approaches to Social Work practice. We work closely with GP's and other partners, utilising the Contingency Care Model to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and care homes, maximising independence, and choice. The continued development of this dynamic service model will require work on widening partnership opportunities with statutory partners, the third sector and the community of Bridgend. We are seeking to recruit creative, enthusiastic, ambitious Social Workers on a permanent, full and part-time contract. You will be joining an integrated team which includes Social Workers, District Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Pharmacy and Local Community Co-ordinators. We work closely with our local GP surgeries and third sector partner agencies to assess, support and meet the outcomes of adults impacted by long term, complex, and adverse conditions, as well as their carers and families. Therefore, we are looking for those who are interested in community and therapeutic Social Work practice. The position will be based in one of our three network offices in either Glanrhyd Hospital or Pyle Life Centre (Please note that the part-time post will be in the West Network based in Pyle Life Centre). We will offer focussed and committed development opportunities for the successful candidates. We encourage informal conversations prior to interview. For further information, please contact one of the Social Work Team Managers. Julie Carter- (East Network) Neil Bowen - (North Network) Susan Carlisle - (West Network) Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees. An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post. A valid driving licence is requirement for this post. The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office. Closing Date: 22 October 2025 Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council Job Description & Person Specification

Social Worker - Substance Misuse Social Work Team Job description 37 hours per week We are seeking a full time qualified Social Worker for the Bridgend Substance Misuse Social Work Team. As a social worker in the Substance Misuse Social Work Team, you will provide a timely social work response to adults who live with substance or alcohol misuse and who may also have a co-existing condition such as poor mental health. Using the principles of Motivational Interviewing, you will ensure the delivery ofstrengths based, outcome focused assessments and interventions. Working with a multidisciplinary approach you will be to provide a social work service, including assessment and care planning that will promote the independence and wellbeing of individuals, their families, and carers, focusing on 'what matters' to people. Where practicable, you will focus on prevention and self-management, enabling individuals to sustain independence through a combination of assessment, care and support and other practical interventions. As a member of the wider Community Drugs and Alcohol Team, you will workclosely with health colleagues within the team. Also you will actively promote the councils person centred, strengths-based and outcome focussed social work practice model. For an informal discussion please contact Jamie Barnfield on . Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees. An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post. A valid driving licence is requirement for this post. The council's Hybrid Working Policy applies to this post. This provides a framework for establishing how you will undertake working hours between your home and the office. Closing Date: 15 October 2025 Shortlisting Date: 20 October 2025 Interview Date: 5 & 6 November 2025 Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council Job Description & Person Specification