Childrens Support Worker

Job Title: Children’s Support Worker (Children Residential Services)
Location: Porth, County, Country
Salary: £14.24 - £28.48 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 Porth, you’ll work 2:1 with other staff and support children in their homes, helping them build independence, wellbeing, and safe, positive routines. This Children’s Support Worker role in Porth offers excellent rates of pay and weekly pay, with a supportive team around you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests as a Children’s Support Worker in Porth
• Promote independence and wellbeing, ensuring each young person’s needs are met
• Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips with the children as part of the Children’s Support Worker role in Porth
• Support weekend and evening activities, from community outings to in-home activities
• Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare
• Provide emotional and practical support within the home
• 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 approach
• At least 6 months’ experience working with children or in a similar social care setting
• Restraint training: Restraint Trained, or willing to undergo the 3-day course (TMVA/PMVA/PBM)
• Valid UK driving licence (required)
• 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 Porth):

• Excellent rates of pay and weekly pay, with no payroll charges
• Free food while on shift
• Variety of work across social care and healthcare settings
• Vetro Mobile Booking App for shift availability
• Support from a specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• Agency worker of the month prize £50 and Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
• 24-hour registration

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.