Team Manager - Commissioning for Complex NeedsCouncil

37 hours per week 

Leading Progression, Possibility and Positive Change.

Are you an experienced social work leader committed to strengths-based practice and supporting adults with complex needs to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them?

Bridgend County Borough Council is looking for a Social Work Team Manager who can combine strong practice leadership with a commitment to innovation and service development to lead our Commissioning for Complex Needs Team.

This is a unique opportunity to combine social work leadership with service development. Alongside leading a skilled team, you will use insight from practice to influence future accommodation, care and support opportunities for adults with complex needs across Bridgend.

You will champion person-centred and least restrictive approaches, promote strengths-based practice and help shape services that support independence, choice and control.

About the Role

As Team Manager, you will lead a dedicated team supporting adults with complex needs, creating a culture of professional curiosity, reflective practice and continuous improvement.

You will champion strengths-based practice and positive risk-taking, ensuring people remain at the centre of decision-making and are supported to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them.

The team has a unique role within Adult Social Care. Through assessments, reviews and quality assurance activity, it provides valuable insight into current and future accommodation, care and support needs. You will use this learning to help inform service development and future commissioning priorities.

Working closely with colleagues across social care, health, housing and the independent sector, you will build strong partnerships that support innovative and effective solutions for people with complex needs.

You will also provide leadership in relation to Continuing Healthcare (CHC), quality assurance, performance and service improvement.

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

Is a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Care Wales.

Has substantial experience working with adults with complex needs.

Has experience leading and supporting teams.

Is committed to strengths-based, person-centred practice.

Is professionally curious and confident leading through complexity and change.

Has experience of effective partnership working.

Has the creativity and vision to help shape future accommodation, care and support opportunities.

Creates a positive practice culture that keeps people at the centre of decision-making.

Why Join Bridgend?

As well as the opportunity to make a genuine difference to people's lives, we offer:

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements where service needs allow.

A supportive and collaborative working environment.

Regular supervision and professional support.

Learning and development opportunities.

A strong commitment to employee wellbeing.

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Generous annual leave entitlement.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to lead a team that makes a difference to people's lives while helping shape the future of accommodation, care and support for adults with complex needs in Bridgend.

If you are looking for a role that combines social work leadership, service development and strategic influence, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like an informal conversation about the role, please contact Lisa Morris, Deputy Head of Adult Services, at [email protected].

Ready to Lead Positive Change?

Join us and help shape a culture of progression, possibility and positive change for adults with complex needs across Bridgend.

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 Children and Adults Barred list criminal records check by the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) is a 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

A valid driving licence is requirement for this post.

Closing Date: 21 October  2026

Shortlisting Date: 22 October 2026

Interview Date:02 November 2026

Benefits to working at Bridgend County Borough Council

Job Description & Person Specification

 

Position type: Full time