Senior Practitioner - Early Intervention and Prevention Hub

BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Wales is seeking a highly motivated Senior Practitioner for its Early Intervention and Prevention Hub. The role involves delivering social work services to adults facing challenges in independent living. Responsibilities include providing guidance to social workers, managing a small caseload, and collaborating with health professionals. Candidates must possess strong social work skills, leadership abilities, and the capacity to communicate in Welsh. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for training and development.

Benefits

Supportive environment

Regular supervision

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to greet customers in Welsh is required.
• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Experience in managing complex social work cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support to the social work team.
• Supervise and mentor Social Workers.
• Manage a small caseload of complex cases.
• Ensure adherence to best practices and legislation.
• Collaborate with health professionals and partner agencies.
• Deputise for Team Manager when necessary.

Skills

Social work skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Professional development mentoring

Job description

Senior Practitioner – Early Intervention and Prevention Hub

Job description 37 hours per week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Senior Practitioner to join our Early Intervention & Prevention Hub. The team has been reconfigured and developed following our recent review of social work.

You will be part of the Early Intervention and Prevention Hub, delivering social work services to adults who have experienced a change in their circumstances that has affected their usual abilities to live independently.

The team provides a short‑term social work response, which focuses on outcomes for individuals, maximising individual potential and minimising risk to independence, with an emphasis on choice and control.

Using a strengths‑based approach you will facilitate the provision of information, advice and assistance and access to universal services. You will ensure equity of access to tailored short‑term enabling care and support for adults affected by disability and ageing. This service focuses on ‘What matters’ to individuals and carers, maximising individual potential and minimising risk to independence, with an emphasis on voice and control.

Responsibilities

• Providing guidance, support and leadership to the social work team, ensuring effective collaboration and adherence to best practices.
• Supervision of Social Workers providing guidance, support, and mentoring to enhance their professional development.
• Holding a small caseload of complex cases which require advanced social work skills.
• Development work and research that will contribute to the overall development of the team.
• Performance management and quality assurance ensuring best practice, evidence‑based decisions, adherence to legislation and BCBC processes.
• Collaboration with health professionals and partner agencies.
• Deputising in the absence of Team Manager.

Qualifications & Requirements

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 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.

In return we offer

A supportive environment, regular supervision, appraisals, training and development opportunities.

Closing Date

07 January 2026

Shortlisting Date

08 January 2026

Interview Date

15 January 2026

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

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