Children's Residential 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's Residential Services. You will be working 2:1 with other staff members and children in their Homes.

• Title: Children's Support Worker
• Pay: £13.68 - £28.40 inclusive of holiday pay
• Location: Taunton
• Time: 10:00am- 23:00pm (day shifts), 23:00pm - 10:30am (night shifts)

• 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
• Golden Ticket draw to win £500 every quarter
• Holiday pay – paid weekly or accumulated in a holiday pot
• Vetro contributed pension

• Support the children and young people in all day to day activities and interests
• Promote the young persons independence and wellbeing
• Attend weekends away, holidays and trips away with the Children
• Attend weekend and evening activities to support the children and young people in their interests (e.g., climbing, baking cakes, weekend away in Butlins)
• Protect the children and young people from any 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, minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging

• 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 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.

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