Job Title: Relief/Temporary Children's Support Worker
Location: Brecon Area, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Salary: £14.24 per hour (inclusive of holiday pay) + £76 per sleep in (DOE)
Job Description
Are you ready to make a real impact on your own terms? Vetro is urgently seeking compassionate, reliable, and adaptable Relief/Temporary Children's Support Workers for the Brecon Area, Powys, Wales. This Relief/Temporary Children's Support Worker role in the Brecon Area offers meaningful work, flexible shift options, and the opportunity to support children and young people in day-to-day life.
As a Relief/Temporary Children's Support Worker in the Brecon Area, you'll help create safe, supportive routines while promoting independence, wellbeing, and emotional security.
Key Responsibilities
- Support children and young people with daily activities, interests, and routines as a Relief/Temporary Children's Support Worker in the Brecon Area
- Promote independence and wellbeing within the home
- Attend weekends away, holidays, and trips away with the children
- Support weekend and evening activities, including outings and in-home activities
- Protect children and young people from risks to health and welfare
- Provide emotional and practical support within the home
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines to support safety
- Support, overcome, and help minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging
- Be Restraint Trained or willing to complete the required training course
Requirements
- At least 6 months' experience working with children or within a similar social care setting (required for Relief/Temporary Children's Support Worker roles in the Brecon Area)
- Ability to build strong relationships with young people
- Understanding of trauma, including impacts of homelessness, domestic abuse, and trauma
- Forward-thinking approach to crisis response
- Emotional resilience- remain calm and collected in challenging situations
- Empathetic, caring, and resilient nature
- TMVA - Restraint Training Certificate (or willingness to undertake training)
- Valid UK driving licence
- Current Enhanced DBS on the update service, or willingness to obtain one
- Right to work in the UK
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.
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