Youth Assistant Support Worker - Temp to perm contract - 2 x 24 hour shifts each week

Job Title: Support Worker (Temp to Perm)
Location: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom
Salary: £13.68 per hour (DOE)

Job Description:
Are you a compassionate Support Worker ready to make a real, measurable difference? This Support Worker role in Merthyr Tydfil offers 12 weeks temporary work, with the opportunity to move into a permanent position after 12 weeks. The service provides more than accommodation—supporting young people to build a safe, inclusive home, develop independence, and engage in employment or education.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day emotional and practical support as a Support Worker in Merthyr Tydfil
• Motivate and empower young people to gain independence
• Deliver support and advice in line with support plans and keyworker requests
• Build trusting relationships and encourage positive engagement
• Work collaboratively as part of a team to support outcomes for young people
• Respond calmly and effectively during challenging moments as required for the Support Worker role in Merthyr Tydfil

Requirements:

• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to engage young people
• Understanding of trauma, including impacts of homelessness and domestic abuse
• Forward-thinking crisis response approach
• Emotional resilience—remain calm and collected in challenging and traumatic situations
• Empathetic, caring and resilient nature
• At least 6 months’ experience working with children or in a similar social care setting
• TMVA (Restraint Training) certificate (or willingness to obtain)
• Valid UK driving licence
• Current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one
• Right to work in the UK

What’s in it for you (Benefits & Development):

• Excellent rates of pay and weekly pay
• Free food while on shift
• Variety of work across social care and healthcare settings
• Support from a specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• Holiday pay (paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot)
• Vetro contributed pension
• 24-hour registration and access via a mobile booking app for shift availability
• Agency worker of the month prize and entry into the Golden Ticket draw

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.