Total 7 job vacancies by Bridgend County Borough Council

Principal Officer - Social Work Transformation
Job description
37 hours per week

A fantastic and exciting opportunity is available within Bridgend Children and Family Services to join our senior management team.

We are looking to appoint a driven and inspiring individual who, as a team player, will be committed to quality, innovation, transformation and partnership.

The post holder will lead the continued implementation and embedding of the signs of safety practice model for children and family services, and the IT system that underpins it, in addition to the ongoing wider implementation of signs of safety with partner agencies.

You will also have lead responsibility and management oversight of policy development and quality improvement.

You will manage our corporate parenting and participation officer, ensuring the voice of children and young people is at the heart of strategy and service development.

You will role model adaptive leadership approaches to ensure a clear, inclusive and engaged approach across all of Children and Family Services to strengthen the involvement of service users, carers, local communities and key stakeholders. You will enable and participate in conversations to ensure planning to design and deliver services with and for children and families focus’ on outcomes.

You will display a highly developed collaborative and compassionate leadership style, being values based in your approach to support safe and effective care for the children and families in Bridgend, with the ability to influence and drive positive outcomes.

If you believe you have the skills, values, knowledge and experience to provide compassionate, collaborative and dynamic leadership to Children and Family Services, then we would welcome your application.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Standby Duties are a requirement of this post.

Closing Date: 04 December 2024

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Residential Worker - Hillsboro House
Job description
32 hours per week

This is an exciting time to join Bridgend CBC as we continue to remodel the way we meet the needs of children who need our support in line with the Welsh Government agenda to end profit in children’s residential services in Wales.

Hillsboro House provides care and support for one child/young person between the ages of 8-25yrs who due to their complex needs cannot be placed alongside others.

Hillsboro House will be used as a short-term bridging placement towards a more suitable and stable long-term placement for a young person. The service is intended to have the ability to become ‘dormant’ and to become active at short notice if an appropriate child or young person is referred with changes in the service status being communicated to CIW. This means that the service will be more reactive and can also avoid the alternative option of an Out of County placement.

Hillsboro House seeks to offer opportunity for pause and to understand need better in order to assist in a transition for the child or young person into services that are best suited to promote positive change and development.

The service will focus on providing a therapeutic environment to stabilise the child’s / young person’s challenging behaviour, work on improving any risk-taking behaviours, re-connect to education, training or employment where necessary and support the identification of suitable long-term move on placements.

As a children’s residential worker you will need to be willing to complete the All Wales Induction Framework as part of your induction, followed by the level 3 QCF in children and young people as listed in the Qualification framework for the Social Care Sector in Wales. You will also need to be registered with Social Care Wales on successful completion of your induction.

Do you feel that you want to be at the centre of the on-going development of this innovative approach to care? Are you able to work on a flexible basis? Can you work to the highest of standards, ensuring that the home remains compliant with Regulatory Requirements and supports children and young people to achieve the best possible outcomes? If so, we would love to hear from you!

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.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

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

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.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

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

Closing Date: 27 November 2024

Shortlisting Date: 29 November 2024

Interview Date: 12 December 2024

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Responsible Individual - Children's Social Care
Job description
37 hours per week

Bridgend County Borough Council is looking for an inspirational leader to take on the exciting role of Responsible Individual for five children's residential services, with ambitious plans for future expansion. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant difference in the care and development of children and young people across the borough.
About the Role:
As the Responsible Individual for our children's residential services, you will provide strategic leadership to ensure the highest standards of care and regulatory compliance. With services dedicated to supporting children with diverse and complex needs, your role will involve:
Overseeing the delivery of outstanding care across five residential services for children and young people.
Leading Registered Managers to ensure services are safe, nurturing, and in line with the Social Services & Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.
Ensuring compliance with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) standards and driving continuous improvement across services.
Leading the expansion of children's residential services, working with the council and external partners to develop new provisions that meet the needs of children in care.
Fostering a collaborative culture, ensuring children’s voices are central to decision-making processes.
About You:
We are seeking an experienced leader with a strong background in managing children's residential services.
You will need:
Registration with Social Care Wales.
Significant experience in a leadership role within children’s residential.
A thorough understanding of the RISCA regulations and CIW inspection framework.
Proven ability to lead, inspire, and develop staff teams, driving a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.
A strategic mindset to guide the expansion of services.

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.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Closing Date: 04 December 2024

Shortlisting Date: 05 December 2024

Interview Date: 16 December 2024

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Occupational Therapist - CRT Team
Job description
37 hours per week

We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our existing Services within the Community Resource Team, delivering community services to adults in the Bridgend Locality.
The Community Resource Team is an integrated health and social care service which provides a range of short-term interventions to people in their own homes to promote their independence. Working as part of a team the successful candidate will need to work flexibly and pro-actively to deliver effective time limited Occupational therapy interventions to support people to remain independent in their own homes.
The successful candidate will hold a defined case load providing evidence-based interventions to promote independence and quality of life.
Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential within this post. The successful candidate will need to plan and manage their time effectively, ensuring prioritisation and completion of both clinical and non-clinical tasks, to ensure effective workload management and the ability to respond flexibly to the needs of the service.
You will need to be enthusiastic, imaginative, and enjoy the challenge of problem solving and working with people in a community setting. You will need to utilise a broad range of Occupational Therapy skills, as you will be working closely with people who have a wide range of disabilities, their careers and families. Ideally, you will have previous experience of working in a Social Services or Reablement setting.
We will be committed to enhancing your skills and professional development with structured induction, peer group support, professional supervision and by providing a wide range of training and development opportunities.

Protecting children, young people or adults at risk is a core responsibility of all council employees.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential to this role.

Closing Date: 04 December 2024

Shortlisting Date: 05 December 2024

Interview Date: 16 December 2024

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Youth Pathways Worker - Inspire 2 Work - Fixed Term
Job description
37 hours per week

Fixed Term up to 31 March 2025

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. With extensive experience of working with young people who are furthest away from engaging competitively in the labour market.

This post will form a crucial part of Local Authorities’ implementation of the Youth Engagement and Progression Framework. The post holder will proactively re-engage and maintain relationships with young people who have failed to make a successful transition from school, college and training and also with their families more broadly, as appropriate.

Working closely with the Engagement and Progression Coordinator and Careers Wales the post holder will be working peripatetically, and as such should have the ability to work both as a team, but also on their own initiative working to support young people in a variety of educational, community based and outreach settings.

The post may involve a maximum of 4 evenings per week and the occasional weekend work. It is essential for the post holder to possess a full valid driving license.

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.

Criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

Weekend Working is a requirement of this post.

Closing Date: 27 November 2024

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Social Worker - West Integrated Cluster Team
Job description
37 hours per week

This is an exciting time to join our Integrated Cluster Network Team. The cluster teamwork and support to develop a team around the person and their family or those important to them.

The people we support can have long term complex challenges around their physical health, mental health and emotional well-being. It works with both older and younger adults. We aim to provide an holistic support to allow to live their lives as they wish to and ensure voice, choice, independence and control in their lives We, are seeking to appoint creative, enthusiastic, ambitious full time permanent social workers within the Integrated Cluster Networks. The Teams consist of Social Workers, District Nurses, Occupational Therapists; Physiotherapists; Dietetics; Speech and Language Therapy; Pharmacy and Community Psychiatric Nursing. We work closely with G.P. surgeries and the third sector partner agencies to assess and support the needs of adults affected by long term complex and adverse conditions as well as their carers and families.

Using a strength-based outcome focused model of Social Work, the teams support adults, and their carers to achieve positive outcomes within their lives and encourage wider inclusion in local communities. Maximising an individual’s emotional wellbeing is seen as key in effective social work practice.

We are keen to continue to develop innovative approaches to social work practice. We work closely with GPs and other cluster partners and utilise the Contingency Care Model to prevent unnecessary admissions to hospital and care homes, as part of our role to maximise the independence and choice. The continued development of this dynamic service model will require work on widening partnership opportunities with statutory partners; the third sector and with individuals from the community.

We are particularly looking for those who are interested in community work and therapeutic social work practice. We are keen to develop resilient community connections, groups and services in Bridgend. The positions will either be based in our office in Pyle or in Glanrhyd. We will offer focussed and committed development opportunities for the successful candidates.

We encourage informal conversation on visit prior to interview.

For further information please contact the social work team manager:

Sue Carlisle on susan.carlisle@bridgend.gov.uk to arrange a chat.

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.

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.

Closing Date: 11 December 2024

Shortlisting Date: 15 December 2024

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Training Officer - Employability
Job description
37 hours per week

Fixed Term Up to 31 March 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Employability Bridgend as a Skills Trainer (a Shared Prosperity Fund project). The project aims to tackle the barriers that prevent individuals from accessing the labour market before matching local people with businesses, helping them gain vital experience to find long-term employment.
The successful applicants for this key post will work alongside other Training officers. You will be an enthusiastic, motivated team worker who will plan, organise, deliver and evaluate sessions/courses at various venues throughout the county thus helping to deliver a successful Employability Bridgend project.
Employability Bridgend has the ambition to challenge poverty by supporting both working and not working people to secure a better outcome for local people. Do you want to join us?


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.

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

Closing Date: 27 November 2024

Shortlisting Date: 29 November 2024

Interview Date: 09 December 2024

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