Senior Practitioner - Locality Hub - West (Temporary)

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people? Do you want to work for an employer who places major importance on high quality supervision, wellbeing and career development?

Bridgend County Borough Council offer great opportunities to further your social work career.

We have recently completed a restructure to provide an even wider range of pathways for children who are care experienced. As a result of the restructure, four smaller case management teams have been created and will be underpinned by a strengths based approach within a collaborative and supportive environment.

We are currently recruiting for a senior practitioner who will be based within our West Locality Team.

Our Locality Teams are based within four community hubs around the county borough. Our targeted Family Support Services are co-located with our Locality Teams to provide a continuum of services ranging from early help to intensive provision to families with complex needs. We also have teams who offer expertise in relation to children with disabilities and young people aged 16 and over who are entitled to leaving care services.

We are continuing to roll out training for the Signs of safety social work model. All new staff will be provided with a suite of training that will support them to develop their practice in line with the principles of the model.

We would love to hear from experienced social workers/senior practitioners who have supervisory experience and/or experience at senior practitioner level who have 3 years' experience or more of service. If successful you will receive a robust induction, regular supervision, additional support and mentoring where required. As well as this, you will be able to further your career with both developmental and promotional opportunities.

We are a reflective organisation that continuously builds on its strengths and is committed to the principle that the most effective way of improving outcomes for all children, young people and families is through the provision of accessible, universal services.

Working in a rewarding and educational environment where staff feel valued is what you can expect with Bridgend County Borough Council as your employer.

The council enthusiastically supports flexible working opportunities wherever the needs of service provision allow. This could include part-time working, compressed hours etc.

We use mobile technology that allows you to work from a variety of sites or at home to increase flexibility and reduce travelling time.

Our new hybrid working policy and flexitime scheme offers employees choice where and when duties are undertaken to meet the needs of the service.

For further information please contact Kamal Ray, on 01656 642303 or email kamal.ray@bridgend.gov.uk

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 Childrens 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.

Closing Date: 18 February 2026

Shortlisting Date: 19 February 2026

Interview Date:27 February 2026

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