Children Support Worker

Job Title:

Supported Living / Housing Support Worker

Location:

Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff

Salary: £14.24 per hour

Employment Type:

Temporary / Full-time

Our client, a leading social care organisation, is seeking a dedicated Supported Living / Housing Support Worker to join their team in Pontypridd This role involves providing practical, emotional, and developmental support to young people aged 16–25 living in supported or transitional accommodation, helping them build independence and achieve personal goals.

• Supporting young people to maintain safe, clean, and stable accommodation
• Assisting with daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning, budgeting, and grocery shopping
• Supporting tenancy responsibilities, including rent payments, property care, and neighbour relations
• Building positive, trusting relationships using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach
• Supporting emotional well-being and social connection
• Encouraging participation in education, training, employment, and community activities
• Working alongside case workers, youth workers, and external services to support young people’s needs
• Supporting young people to attend appointments (health, education, housing, legal)
• Contributing to support plans, progress notes, and incident reports
• Maintaining a safe environment and responding to incidents in line with organisational policies

• An empathetic approach and strong value base
• Ideally, some experience within a social care or supported housing environment
• Mandatory compliance with safeguarding procedures and an enhanced DBS check
• A full UK driving licence is desirable but not essential

• Competitive hourly pay with weekly pay and no payroll charges
• Opportunities to work in various social care and healthcare settings
• Access to the Vetro Mobile Booking App for shift management
• Support from a dedicated specialist consultant
• Free online and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• Incentives such as agency worker of the month prize (£50) and quarterly Golden Ticket draw (£500)
• Flexible registration process, allowing you to register from home
• Holiday pay, paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
• Contributed pension scheme

Vetro Recruitment acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent roles. We are an equal opportunities employer, making decisions based on merit.