Children's Support Worker

Do you want to enable a young person who is being supported in their own home to have the best possible support 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 Child Learning Disability Support Workers for a Children's support package in Pontardawe with immediate starts. You will be working alongside an experienced team of Managers and Support Workers to provide the best possible care for the young person in their own home.

The role will be an introduction to an established children's company, you will initially be employed by Vetro Recruitment and work with the client for 12 weeks, falling in line with their rota requirements. At the end of the 12 weeks, you will transfer over to the client and their contract of employment.

Overview :

Title : Children's Learning Disability Support Worker - Community.

Pay : £13.38 - £26.76 per hour inclusive of holiday pay

Location : Pontardawe.

Hours : Flexible pattern available, pick and choose the shifts you want every week. 12-hour shift pattern, days, nights and sleep-ins available.

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

The role :

What you'll be doing as a Children's Learning Disability Support Worker

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

To promote the young person's 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.

The successful candidate :

What you'll need to be successful as a Childrens Residential 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

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 Residential 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.