Social Worker 1 2 & 3

Bridgend County Borough Council; Bridgend; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Bridgend County Borough Council is seeking a Social Worker for the Early Intervention and Prevention Hub. The role focuses on strengths-based practice, safeguarding, and multi-disciplinary collaboration to support adults with complex needs and to maintain independence.

The post is 30 hours per week, part time with hybrid working. A recognised social work qualification and Welsh language ability are essential, along with a DBS check; a driving licence is required for the role.

Qualifications

• Recognised social work qualification and registration with Care Council for Wales.
• Welsh language greeting ability is a requirement for this post.
• DBS Enhanced check required and a driving licence is required for this post.

Responsibilities

• Based in the Early Intervention and Prevention Hub, supporting adults with complex needs and safeguarding.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to promote independence and outcomes through strengths-based practice.
• Collaborate with carers and front-line teams to coordinate care and support.

Skills

Welsh language

Education

Social Work qualification & registration (Care Council for Wales)

Job description

Social Worker 1 2 & 3 - Early Intervention and Prevention Hub (30 hours)

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

Job details

Salary £30,226 - £37,412 per annumStarting point will be determined in line with Progression FrameworkA relocation package up to £8,000 will be considered for this post.

Contractual hours 30

Basis Part time

Package Grade

Job category/type Social Work – Adults/Children

Date posted 27/08/2026

Job reference 19069

30 hours per week

We are on an ambitious journey to achieving a truly co productive approach to working with people and their carers. We believe that everyone has strengths, and our mission is to support people to maintain their independence so that they can live their lives well, we believe this starts at the point of first contact with the department. Our “Strengths-Based Model of Practice” supports a multidisciplinary approach to enabling and supporting people who live with issues caused by disability, frailty, and ageing.

We are looking to appoint a full time Social Worker who will be based within the Early Intervention and Prevention Hub, which includes the short-term social work, community support workers and the front door response in Adult Social Care. The team supports a multi- disciplinary approach, with a focus on adults who have multi-faceted complex needs and cognitive decline. This service focuses on outcomes for individuals, maximising individual potential and minimising risk to independence, with an emphasis on choice and control.

A recognised social work qualification and registration with the Care Council for Wales is essential.

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.

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.