Children Support Worker

Do you want to enable children and young people who have been taken into care to have the best possible start in life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of young people? 

Vetro Social Care is recruiting Children's Support Workers for Children Residential Services. You will be working 2:1 with other staff members and children in their Homes. 

Overview: 

Title: Children's Support Worker

Pay: £14.25 - £28.48  inclusive of holiday pay

Location - Swansea

Time : 09:00 - 23:00 or 13:00-23:00, or 23:00-07:00 

You must have a Driving Licence 

Benefits:

Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges

Free food while on shift

Variety of work in different social care and healthcare settings

Vetro Mobile Booking App for communicating shift availability

Support from a specialist consultant

Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA,PMVA,PBM) 

Agency worker of the month prize £50 

Entry into our Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter 

24-hour registration - register from the comfort of your own home

Holiday pay- paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot

Vetro contributed pension

What you’ll be doing as a Childrens Worker:

To support the children and young people in all day to day activities and interests

Restraint Trained, or be willing to undergo the 3 day course. 

To promote the young persons independence and wellbeing

To attend weekends away, holidays and trips away with the Children

To attend weekend and evening activities to support the children and young people in their interests. This can range from climbing and baking cakes to weekends away in Butlins.

To protect the children and young people from any risks to their health and welfare

To provide emotional and practical support to the young people within your home.

To ensure the safety of young people by maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines

To support, overcome and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging.

What you’ll need to have to be a successful Childrens Support Worker

A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people

Empathetic, caring and resilient nature

At least 6 months experience of working with children or within a similar Social Care setting

TMVA - Restraint Training Certificate

Valid UK Driving Licence

Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or are willing to obtain one

The right to work in the UK

Do you want to make a real, measurable difference in the lives of young people? If this sounds like your dream role, we would love to hear from you. If you think you’re right for this Children's Support Worker role, then click the ‘apply’ button below.

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.