Supervised Contact Worker

4 days ago


Bridgend, Bridgend county borough, United Kingdom Bridgend County Borough Council Full time

1 x 30 hour per week and 2 x 18 hour posts available

The local authority is committed to drawing on the growing evidence base to developing innovative services which work effectively with families who suffer from multiple symptoms of social exclusion and subsequently depend significantly on a wide range of public services.

Within this context, an exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the supervised contact service. As a supervised contact worker, you will be responsible for supporting children to have quality family time with parents and family members they are unable to live with. We are seeking a supervised contact worker to join the service who has a 'can do' approach and is committed to the delivery and development of evidence-based methods of intervention.

As a contact worker you will work in partnership with the case management teams and have responsibility ensuring children and families supported by the local authority have safe and effective contact sessions in line with current policies, best practice, legislation, procedures, and internal systems.

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.

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: 17 December 2025

Shortlisting Date: 22 December 2025

Interview Date: 8 & 9 January 2026

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Job reference

18128

Date posted

27/11/2025

Application closing date

17/12/2025

Location

Bridgend County Borough

Salary

30 hours per week £23,187 - £23,951 per annum 18 hours per week £13,912 - £14,370 per annum

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Basis

Part time

Job category/type

Social Work – Adults/Children

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