Social Worker - Child Disability and Transition Team

Our Child Disability and Transition team is a frontline assessment, case management team which specialises in providing support and services to disabled children, young people and adults across the County Borough of Bridgend. This includes children who are care experienced and those disabled young people who are transitioning into adulthood.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our busy, motivated and supportive Child Disability and Transition team. You will have a recognised social work qualification along with knowledge and understanding of the complex needs of disabled children/young people/adults and their families

The team responds to children and families with complex needs or where there are early child protection concerns and provides high quality support and intervention for those with longer term needs. Your role will be to provide a Social Work service, including assessment of needs, and where eligible care and support plans, that will promote the independence and wellbeing of individuals and their families.

Ideally you will have experience of working as a social worker in children or adult services setting and a desire to specialise in working with disabled children/young people/adults. This post offers a rare opportunity to case manage both children and adult cases, age 0-25 and to gain a wide range of case management experience across the age span within a supportive team.

If you are interested in this position and would like more information please contact Bev Whiteley Team Manager or Lisa Jefferies Deputy Team Manager, Child Disability and Transition team on (01656) 815442.

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 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: 08 April 2026

Shortlisting Date: 14 April 2026

Interview Date: 24 April 2026

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