Social Worker - Community Learning Disability Team Borough Council

Position Overview

37 hours per week

2 positions available

As a social worker in the Community Learning Disability team, you will provide a strength-based outcome focused enabling response to adults affected by the issues of disability, frailty, learning disabilities, mental health and dementia, that require a timely social work response. Working with a multidisciplinary approach, your role will be to provide a Social Work service, including assessment of needs and where eligible care and support plans, and where appropriate care and treatment plans, that will promote the independence and wellbeing of individuals, their families and carers, focusing on “what matters” to people.

Where practicable, you will focus on prevention and self‑management, enabling individuals to sustain independence through a combination of assessment, care and support and other practical interventions.

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

Closing Date: 11 March 2026

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council