Childrens Support Worker

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

Job Description:
Are you ready to make an impact on your own terms? Vetro is 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 offers meaningful work with the flexibility to fit around your schedule—ideal if you’re looking for temporary support work with variety, experience, and competitive pay.

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

• Support children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests
• Promote independence and wellbeing
• Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips away with the children
• Support weekend and evening activities (e.g., outings and group activities)
• Protect children and young people by helping maintain safe, healthy care practices
• Provide emotional and practical support within the young person’s home
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines to support 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:

• The ability to engage and build strong relationships 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 within a similar social care setting
• TMVA – Restraint Training Certificate (or willingness to undergo the required training course)
• 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.