Job Description
Children's Support Worker (Experience Required)
Contract: Agency/Flexible - often long days or wakes
Pay rate: £14 - £21 with additional holiday pay. (PAYE - no umbrella companies used)
Location: Cardiff and surrounding areas
Are you an experienced children's support worker looking for additional/ad hoc work around your permanent role OR maybe free full time but wanting flexible work - then look no further!
Your role will aid in delivering support to children and young people through meeting their emotional, social, physical, and intellectual within their residential homes and out in the community. These individuals will be provided with a personal plan that will enable you to support the young people to have positive experiences while still integrating their boundaries and routine. You will need to be prepared to work 1:1 with those you're supporting, however, often you will be supported on a 2:1 basis with other staff members.
To aid with this however, it is essential that you have attention to detail, great communication skills and are resilient. Ideally due to challenging behaviours, you will already have Team Teach or PBM training or equivalent, however we offer FREE training with FREE certificates provided to best support you within your roll! We're passionate about investing in you!
The ideal candidate will also have obtained QCF level 2 or higher, however this is not a requirement.
Driver required for this role to support with activities within the local community
For this role we're looking for at least 2 years children's experience
Requirements:
1. Right to work in the UK (we do not offer sponsorship)
2. Willing to undergo DBS and reference checks
3. To be approachable, friendly, proactive and engage with the services users
4. Great communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
Benefits of joining us:
5. Weekly pay and paid PAYE (We do not use umbrella companies - meaning you accrue holiday pay and no hidden fees)
6. 24/7 contact with Brook Street Social Care
7. Pension scheme entitlement
8. Double pay on Bank Holidays
9. Separate holiday pay (you have a whole year to use it)
10. Access to specialist support through our Mental Health First Aiders
11. Online time sheets and payslips
12. Opportunity to work in various of settings and gain more experience
13. Free training and refreshers provided including Manual handling, Medication, PBM and more! No fee for certificates!
If this opportunity sounds like something you're interested in, please apply today!
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