Housing Support Worker

Job Title: Children’s Support Worker (Homeless Support Worker)
Location: Cathays, Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Salary: £14.24 - £28.48 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay)

Job Description:
Are you an experienced Children’s Support Worker or Homeless Support Worker looking for a new opportunity in the homeless sector? We are recruiting Children’s Support Worker roles for flexible, ongoing work across homeless hostels in Cathays, Bridgend and the surrounding areas. If you want the flexibility to work when you want and where you want, this Children’s Support Worker position could be the right fit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests as a Children’s Support Worker
• Promote independence and wellbeing in your role as a Children’s Support Worker
• Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips with the children and young people
• Support weekend and evening activities, ranging from in-house activities to trips away
• 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:

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

If you’re ready to make a real, measurable difference as a Children’s Support Worker in Cathays, Bridgend, we’d like to hear from you. Apply today for this Children’s Support Worker role in Cathays, Bridgend.

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