support worker

Do you want to enable children with an acquired brain injury to have best possible life? Are you enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich and make a difference in the lives of children?

Vetro Recruitment is recruiting children's residential support workers for a bespoke care package based in Haverfordwest. You will work alongside experienced MDT colleagues and support a young person 1:1, providing the most appropriate care and support.

Overview:

• Title: Children's Residential Support Worker

• Pay: £13ph inclusive of holiday pay

• Location: Haverfordwest

• Hours: Flexibility is required due to the nature of the package

• Driving license & owning a vehicle are essential for this role

• Proven track record supporting young people with brain injuries desirable

Benefits:

• Excellent Rates of pay, weekly pay, and no payroll charges

• 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 Residential 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 a weekend 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 up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines
• To support, overcome and learn to minimise incidents when behaviour can be challenging.

What you'll need to be successful as a Children's 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 Care setting
• Valid UK Driving Licence
• Hold a current Enhanced DBS on the update service or willing to obtain one
• The right to work in the UK

All of our supply staff are paid on a PAYE basis, so you can rest assured that you're paying the right level of Tax and National Insurance and there's no messing around with admin charges coming out of your hard-earned cash.

Interested? 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.