Children's Support Worker

Job Title: Young Persons Support Worker
Location: Barry, Wales
Salary: £14.24 - £28.48 per hour (DOE)

Job Description:
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on young people's lives? A leading specialist provider is seeking dedicated Young Persons Support Workers to join their team in Barry. This role offers an excellent opportunity to support children and young people facing challenges such as homelessness, mental health issues, trauma, and substance misuse. If you are empathetic, resilient, and committed to creating meaningful change, this could be the perfect role for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support children and young people in their daily activities and interests
• Promote independence and wellbeing of young clients
• Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips with children and young people
• Support and participate in weekend and evening activities, from climbing to baking or trips to Butlins
• Protect children and young people from health and safety risks
• Provide emotional and practical support within the home environment
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines to ensure safety
• Support behaviour management and minimise incidents when behaviour is challenging

Requirements:

• A genuine desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
• Empathetic, caring, and resilient nature
• At least 6 months’ experience working with children or within a social care setting
• Restraint trained or willing to undertake a 3-day restraint training course
• Valid UK Driving Licence
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
• Right to work in the UK

Additional Benefits:

• Competitive pay rates, paid weekly with no payroll charges
• Free food during shifts
• Variety of work across different social care and healthcare settings
• Access to online and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• Support from a dedicated specialist consultant
• Use of the Vetro Mobile Booking App for shift communication
• Entry into prize draws, including a quarterly £500 Golden Ticket draw and an agency worker of the month prize of £50
• 24-hour registration process, allowing you to register from home
• Holiday pay, either weekly or in a holiday pot
• Contributed pension scheme

If you want to make a real, measurable difference in the lives of young people, we would love to hear from you. If you think you’re right for this Young Persons Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below.

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone.