Social Worker 1

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Adult Social Care Mental Health Team on a six-month temporary secondment in Bridgend. The role delivers needs assessments, eligible care and support plans, and strengths-based, outcome-focused interventions for adults with mental health challenges and potential co-occurring issues.

Welsh language ability is required; a DBS check and driving licence are also essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with registration.
• Experience with adults experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Welsh language ability required.
• DBS check required.
• Driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Carry out needs assessments for adults with mental health needs.
• Develop eligible care and support plans and outcomes.
• Provide strengths-based interventions and support social inclusion.
• Collaborate with ARC and other teams to optimise services.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the adult mental health team.

Skills

Welsh speaker

Job description

Social Worker 1, 2 & 3 (Temporary) - Adult Social Care MHT - Internal Only

Bridgend County Borough Council

• Location: Bridgend
• Salary: £38,510-47,665 per year
• Status: Temporary
• Type: Full-time

Posted: 10 hours ago

• Hours per week: 37 hours
• Contract: Temporary - 6 months

This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Social Worker to join the Adult Social Care Mental Health Team for a six-month secondment.

The Adult Social Care Mental Health Team offers a social work service that includes needs assessment, eligible care and support plans, and a strengths-based, outcome focused enabling response to adults with complex mental health problems and potential co-occurring issues who are not receiving secondary mental health services.

The team is co-located with ARC, working in an integrated way. Your focus will be on providing a range of strengths-based, outcome focused social work interventions, underpinned by a philosophy of recovery, building resilience, social inclusion, and maximizing community and social engagement.

As a member of the team, you will share with other members the responsibility for the effective operation of the service and participate in its ongoing development.

Ideally, you will have experience working with adults experiencing mental health difficulties.

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 Children and Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A valid driving licence 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.

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

Shortlisting Date: 01 October 2026

Interview Date: 08 October 2026