Children's Support Worker

Vetro Recruitment; Welshpool; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Vetro Recruitment is seeking a Children’s Support Worker in Welshpool, Powys. The role offers a salary of £26,290 - £29,241 per annum, full-time and permanent.

You will work in a therapeutic residential service focusing on safeguarding, relationship-based practice and positive outcomes for looked after children. DBS check, UK driving licence, and age over 21 are required.

Qualifications

• Willing to work towards NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare; training supported.
• Proven experience as a Children’s Support Worker or in residential childcare.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, recording standards and professional boundaries.
• Enhanced DBS check and a full UK driving licence; age over 21.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, consistent care to looked after children within a therapeutic residential setting.
• Build positive relationships, support routines, wellbeing and engagement in education and activities.
• Support day-to-day operations to ensure high standards of care, safeguarding and compliance.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams (education and therapy) to support individual plans and promote stability.
• Manage boundaries calmly with strong communication and professional curiosity when concerns arise.

Skills

Residential childcare experience

Communication skills

De-escalation

Education

NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare

Job description

Job Title: Children’s Support Worker

Location: Welshpool, Powys

Salary: £26,290 - £29,241 per annum

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Job Overview

We are recruiting for a Children’s Support Worker to join a specialist therapeutic residential service in Welshpool, Powys. This Children’s Support Worker opportunity focuses on relationship-based practice within a structured setting supporting looked after children and promoting positive outcomes. Working as a Children’s Support Worker in Welshpool, you will be part of a consistent team approach where safeguarding, healthy boundaries, and reflective practice are central. This is a values-led environment using therapeutic community principles and evidence-informed frameworks such as the Good Lives Model.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing safe, consistent care to looked after children within a therapeutic residential care setting, aligned with safeguarding requirements
• Building positive, appropriate relationships as a Children’s Support Worker, acting as a role model and supporting routines, wellbeing, and engagement in education and activities
• Supporting day-to-day operations in your role as a Children’s Support Worker to ensure high standards of care, safeguarding, and compliance
• Working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team (for example, education and therapy colleagues) to support individual plans and promote stability
• Managing boundaries calmly and confidently, using strong communication, de-escalation awareness, and professional curiosity when concerns arise

Requirements & Qualifications

• Willingness to work towards NVQ/QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), with training and development supported
• Proven experience working as a Children’s Support Worker or in a similar residential childcare setting (training can be provided for the right background)
• Strong practical knowledge of relevant regulatory expectations, safeguarding practice, recording standards, and professional boundaries
• Enhanced DBS check and a full UK driving licence (essential), and you must be over 21 years of age

Benefits & Work Environment

• Competitive salary package tailored to experienced Children’s Support Worker candidates, with enhanced overtime available
• Ongoing training and development, including QCF Level 3 pathways and wider specialist learning opportunities

Vetro is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merit alone