Children Support Worker

Vetro Recruitment; Newport; On-site; Full time

Job description

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 Support Worker
• Pay: £13.68 - £27.36 inclusive of holiday pay
• Location: Llanwern
• Time: 08:00-23:00 Sleep - 07:00-08:00; Waking Nights available from 22:45 - 08:15.

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 Children's Worker:

• Support the children and young people in all day-to-day activities and interests
• Be Restraint Trained, or willing to undergo a 3-day training course
• Promote the young person's independence and wellbeing
• Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips with the children
• Support children and young people in their interests during weekend and evening activities, ranging from climbing to baking to weekends away in Butlins
• Protect children and young people from risks to their health and welfare
• Provide emotional and practical support to the young people within your home
• Ensure the safety of young people by maintaining up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines
• Support, overcome, and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging

What you'll need to be a successful Children's Support Worker:

• A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
• Empathetic, caring, and resilient nature
• At least 6 months of experience working with children or in a similar social care setting
• TMVA - Restraint Training Certificate
• Valid UK Driving Licence
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or be 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.