Childrens Support Worker - Merthyr Tydfil

Job Title: Children’s Support Worker (Residential)
Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom
Salary: £14.24 –£27.36 inclusive of holiday pay (DOE)

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 Merthyr Tydfil, you’ll work 2:1 with other staff and support children in their homes. If you’re enthusiastic, resilient, and motivated to make a difference, this Children’s Support Worker role in Merthyr Tydfil could be the right next step for you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests as a Children’s Support Worker in Merthyr Tydfil
• Promote independence and wellbeing, helping young people build confidence in everyday routines
• Provide emotional and practical support within the home environment
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines to support safety and welfare
• Support, overcome and help minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging
• Attend weekends away, holidays and trips, and join weekend/evening activities that reflect young people’s interests
• Be willing to complete restraint training (or already be restraint trained) as required for the Children’s Support Worker role in Merthyr Tydfil

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
• Valid UK driving licence (required for the Children’s Support Worker role in Merthyr Tydfil)
• Restraint trained, or willing to undergo the 3-day course
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or be willing to obtain one
• Right to work in the UK

Final Paragraph:
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.