Senior Practitioner - Early Intervention and Prevention Hub

BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Wales is seeking a highly motivated Senior Practitioner for their Early Intervention & Prevention Hub. You will lead social work services for adults facing challenges to independence. Responsibilities include mentoring social workers, managing complex cases, and collaborating with health professionals. The role requires a strong commitment to best practices in social work and the ability to communicate in Welsh. Join us to make a real difference in people's lives while benefiting from a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Regular supervision

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to manage complex social work cases.
• Experience in providing guidance to social work teams.
• Capacity for performance management and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to the social work team.
• Supervise Social Workers for professional development.
• Manage a small caseload of complex cases.
• Conduct development work and research for team growth.
• Ensure compliance with legislation and council processes.
• Collaborate with health professionals.
• Deputise for the Team Manager when necessary.

Skills

Social work leadership

Support and guidance

Collaboration with health professionals

Performance management

Welsh language skills

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.

In return we offer a supportive environment, regular supervision, appraisals, training and development opportunities.

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.

Qualifications

• The ability to greet customers through the medium of Welsh is a requirement for this post.
• An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

Job Description & Person Specification

Closing Date: 07 January 2026

Shortlisting Date: 08 January 2026

Interview Date: 15 January 2026