Porthcawl, Bridgend, United Kingdom
£14.24 - Per Hour
Temporary
Job Title: Young Persons Support Worker (Children’s Support Worker)
Location: Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom
Salary: £14.24 - £28.48 inclusive of holiday pay (DOE)
Job Description:
Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? As a Young Persons Support Worker in Porthcawl, you’ll support children and young people who may be experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, mental health challenges, and trauma. This Young Persons Support Worker role in Porthcawl offers meaningful, hands-on work where you can help build independence, wellbeing, and safety.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests as a Young Persons Support Worker in Porthcawl
- Promote independence and wellbeing, ensuring each young person’s needs are understood and supported
- Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips away with the children as part of the Young Persons Support Worker role in Porthcawl
- Support weekend and evening activities (e.g., outings and structured activities) to encourage engagement and development
- 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, de-escalate, 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 training: restraint trained, or willing to undergo the 3-day course
- Valid UK driving licence (required)
- Current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one
- Right to work in the UK
Additional Information / Benefits:
- 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
- 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 (£500 quarterly)
- 24-hour registration
- 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.
