We work alongside both older and younger adults, who may experience long term challenges around their physical and mental health. Within the networks, we work closely with our health colleagues to enable a holistic assessment to take place, which in turn, enables us to work in partnership to meet personal outcomes. We strive to enable the people of Bridgend to live their lives as they wish to and ensure voice, choice, independence, and control.

As a social worker in the Integrated Cluster Network Team, you will provide a strengths based, outcome focused enabling response to adults. Working within a multidisciplinary approach, your role will be to provide a social work service, including assessment of needs, and where eligible plans of care and support, and where appropriate care and treatment plans, which 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.

Working within a social work team as part of the Integrated Cluster Network Team, you will offer advice and support to adults who need support to maintain their independence and wellbeing and help to achieve their agreed outcomes, in addition to supporting carers in their own right.

For the full job description, including the keys areas of responsibilities and accountabilities, please click the 'apply now' button.

For further information, please email Social Work Team Manager, Julie Carter on: Julie.carter@bridgend.gov.uk.

• Social Work Degree or other Social Work qualification recognised by Social Care Wales.
• Registration with Social Care Wales.
• Experience of working with and undertaking assessments of people, their families, and their carers, particularly in multi disciplinary environments.
• Knowledge and or experience of working within an integrated multidisciplinary team.
• Working in partnership with statutory and or voluntary organisations to promote the independence of individuals.
• Knowledge of current policy, statutory guidance, and the Law as it is applied and affects people in the delivery of social care services.
• An understanding of the management of resources in the context of commissioning plans for care and support.
• A valid Driving Licence with access to own vehicle.
• The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh.
• An Enhanced with Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) is a requirement for this post.

For the full person specification, please click the 'apply now' button.

Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.