Social Care Worker

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave entitlements

Pension scheme

Training & development

Employee assistance programme

Staff discounts

Car benefit / Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a Social Care Worker for our Supported Living Service. This part-time role supports adults with learning disabilities, encouraging independence and involvement in daily living tasks.

You will work with families and colleagues to provide high-quality care, maintain records, observe health and safety, and participate in training and professional development. Night and weekend duties are a requirement.

Qualifications

• Sound, person centred values and principles.
• The ability to be respectful and make a positive contribution to people’s lives.
• Active listening and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Encourage and empower individuals to express their views in decision making.
• Support daily living tasks including household chores, shopping, meal prep, personal hygiene and appearance.
• Maintain accurate records such as personal records, house records, diaries and petty cash expenditure.
• Liaise with families, staff and services to maintain a high standard of support.
• Engage in supervision, training and professional development as advised.
• Follow Health and Safety at Work Regulations and report faults or malfunctioning equipment.
• Maintain confidentiality and adherence to policies and codes of conduct.
• Understand and observe Bridgend County Borough Council’s policies and procedures.

Skills

Active listening

Communication skills

Job description

Social Care Worker - Supported Living Service

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary Grade 5 £13.69 per hour in the week£18.25 per hour at the weekendNight Care Worker£17.96 per hour in the week.£22.45 per hour at the weekend

Basis Part time

Job category/type Social Care – Adults/Children

Date posted 20/08/2026

Job reference 19054

If you are a positive, caring and motivated person who likes to help people, you will be welcome to join our teams supporting adults with learning disabilities in our supported living services

Experience is welcome but not needed; we believe it is who you are as a person and the difference you can make that is important. Whether you are new to the role or have supported family or friends previously we want to hear from you; all we ask is that you have a passion to make positive changes to people’s lives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To ensure that individuals are encouraged and empowered to express their views and opinion in all areas of decision making.
• To provide support with all aspects of daily living which may include; household and domestic tasks, shopping and diet/food preparation, personal hygiene, dressing and personal appearance.
• To assist in maintaining accurate records i.e. Individuals personal records, house records, communication books, diaries, food and petty cash expenditure.
• To liaise with families, staff and relevant services to maintain a high standard of support and provision of a quality service.
• To participate in supervision sessions and staff development opportunities as agreed by your manager and actively engage in any training in order to maintain your own professional development and enhance competency within your role.
• To be familiar with Health and Safety at Work Regulations, and to ensure effective implementation whilst in work. To carry out and record any safety tests and report any identified fault. To report and where necessary, deal immediately with malfunctioning equipment. To assist and liaise with team members, in maintaining acceptable standards for the maintenance and security of the house
• To fully understand and observe all matters concerning individuals and staff ensuring that confidentiality and codes of conduct are adhered to at all times.
• To have an awareness, understanding and commitment to Bridgend County Borough Council’s operational policies and procedures.

We are looking for someone with:

• Sound, person centred values and principles.
• The ability to be respectful and make a positive contribution to people’s lives.
• Active listening and communication skills

If you’d like to help us make a difference this is what we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement; along with the option to purchase additional leave
• Enrolment into the excellent local government pension scheme
• Fully funded and supported qualifications - QCF Level 2 and above Health and Social Care (if not already achieved) and paid Social Care Worker Registration
• Comprehensive training programme with learning and development opportunities for career progression
• Employee Assistance programme offering free access to employees 24 hours /7 / 365days a year for counselling, advice and support specialists for a range of issues as well as health & wellbeing support.
• Multiple staff reward schemes offering a range of discounts on-line or in the high street, nationwide and locally.
• Access to the Car Benefit Scheme which offers a brand-new lease car, insurance, road tax, replacement tyres, MOT servicing and routine maintenance and breakdown cover for one monthly payment, as well as the Cycle to Work Scheme.

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.

Night Duties, Sleeping In and Weekend Working are a requirement of this post.