Children's Support Worker

Job Title: Children's Support Worker
Location: Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
Salary: £28,238 - £29,949 per annum
Employment Type: Full-time / Permanent

Job Description

As a Children's Support Worker in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, you will help create a safe, welcoming, and psychologically informed home environment for children and young people with complex needs. This is a hands-on, values-led role focused on consistent care, positive routines, and helping young people build independence and confidence.

Key Responsibilities

As a Children's Support Worker based in Barry, your daily duties will include:

Building trusted relationships through consistent support, key working, and child-centred communication
Completing and updating support plans and risk assessments, sharing key information appropriately following incidents
Supporting education, appointments, family time, hobbies, community activities, and wider “best futures” outcomes
Following safeguarding procedures, including appropriate actions where a young person is missing or at risk
Supporting healthy routines including meal planning/preparation, daily living skills, and positive boundaries
Contributing to a safe, tidy, homely environment, including health & safety checks and reporting maintenance issues

Requirements & Qualifications

To be successful as a Children's Support Worker, you will need:

QCF Level 3 Health & Social Care (Children & Young People) (or equivalent) OR willingness to work towards it within required timescales
Experience supporting children/young people within safeguarding frameworks and/or trauma-informed environments
Enhanced DBS Check (required)
Full UK Driving Licence (required)
Willingness to register with the relevant workforce regulator within required timescales (where applicable)

Benefits & Work Environment

£28,238 - £29,949 per annum with regular pay reviews
Ongoing training and development (including specialist, multi-agency learning opportunities)
Enhanced pension scheme (subject to qualifying period)
Cycle to Work scheme and eye care vouchers
Wellbeing and counselling support and a team environment focused on reflective practice

If you are a qualified Children's Support Worker looking for an exciting new role in Barry, apply today!

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