Trauma-Informed Residential Children Support Worker

Vetro Recruitment; Mountain Ash; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and development

Job summary

Vetro Recruitment is seeking a Children Support Worker in Mountain Ash, South Wales, to support young people in a small on-site residential setting. The role is hands-on, shift-based, with emphasis on consistency, calm communication and safeguarding.

You will join a team focused on stability, routine and outcomes, including long day shifts and possible sleep-ins, with ongoing training and a supportive consultant network.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children/young people in care or similar settings.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and professional boundaries.
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to transport.

Responsibilities

• Support daily routines, personal care where required, meals, and activities.
• Promote positive behaviour through boundaries and de-escalation.
• Build professional relationships while safeguarding best practice.
• Complete shift notes, contribute to care plans and handovers.
• Work long day shifts and sleep-ins, including overnight support.
• Collaborate with families and external professionals for goals.

Skills

Communication

Safeguarding

Reliability

Resilience

Job description

Vetro Recruitment is seeking a Children Support Worker in Mountain Ash, South Wales, to support young people in a small on-site residential setting. The role is hands-on, shift-based, with emphasis on consistency, calm communication and safeguarding.

You will join a team focused on stability, routine and outcomes, including long day shifts and possible sleep-ins, with ongoing training and a supportive consultant network.