Childrens Support Worker

Job Title: Relief/Temporary Children’s Support Worker
Location: Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Salary: £14.24 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay) + £76 per sleep in (DOE)

Job Description:
Are you ready to make a real impact on your own terms? We’re urgently seeking compassionate, reliable, and adaptable Relief/Temporary Children’s Support Workers to join our team in the Powys area. This Relief/Temporary Children’s Support Worker role in Powys offers ultimate flexibility, meaningful work, and the chance to gain invaluable experience while supporting children and young people in day-to-day life.

Key Responsibilities:
As a Relief/Temporary Children’s Support Worker in Powys, you will:

• Support children and young people with daily activities, interests, and routines
• Be restraint trained, or be willing to undertake the required training course
• Promote independence and wellbeing, supporting young people to thrive
• Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips away with the children
• Support weekend and evening activities (e.g., outings and in-home activities)
• Protect children and young people from risks to health and welfare
• Provide emotional and practical support within the home environment
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines to ensure safety
• Support, overcome, and help minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging

Requirements:
To be considered for this Relief/Temporary Children’s Support Worker position in Powys, you will need:

• Relationship-building skills and the ability to engage and form strong connections with young people
• Understanding of trauma, including the impacts of homelessness, domestic abuse, and trauma
• A forward-thinking approach to crisis response
• Emotional resilience to remain calm and collected in challenging situations
• An empathetic, caring, and resilient nature
• At least 6 months’ experience working with children or in a similar social care setting
• TMVA – Restraint Training Certificate (or willingness to complete training)
• A valid UK driving licence
• A current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one
• The right to work in the UK

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.