Childrens Support Worker

Job Title: Children’s Support Worker (2:1 Support)
Location: Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Salary: £13.68 - £28.40 (inclusive of holiday pay)

Job Description:
Do you want to enable children and young people who have been taken into care to have the best possible start in life? As a Children’s Support Worker in Cardiff, you’ll work 2:1 with other staff to support children with learning difficulties. This Children’s Support Worker role in Cardiff includes personal care and offers the chance to make a real, measurable difference every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests as a Children’s Support Worker in Cardiff
• Promote independence and wellbeing for young people in your care
• Provide emotional and practical support within the home
• Attend weekends away, holidays and trips away with the children
• Support weekend and evening activities (e.g., climbing, baking, and outings)
• Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare
• 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:

• A 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 in a similar social care setting
• Restraint trained, or willingness to undergo the 3-day course
• TMVA (Restraint Training Certificate)
• Valid UK driving licence
• Current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one
• Right to work in the UK

Benefits (for this Children’s Support Worker role in Cardiff):

• Excellent rates of pay and weekly pay
• Free food while on shift
• Variety of work across social care and healthcare settings
• Vetro Mobile Booking App for shift availability
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• Agency worker of the month prize (£50)
• Entry into the Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
• 24-hour registration (register from home)
• Holiday pay (paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot)
• Vetro-contributed pension

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.