Children Support Worker

Vetro Recruitment are recruiting Children’s Residential Support Workers for children’s homes in Newport, providing consistent, compassionate support to children and young people in care.

If you’re enthusiastic, resilient, and driven to enrich the lives of young people, this Children's Residential Support Worker role in Newport offers flexible shift patterns, strong training support, and an opportunity to make a real, measurable difference.

Hours and Pay

• Pay: £14.24 - £26.76 per hour inclusive of holiday pay
• Hours: Flexible pattern available, choose the shifts you want every week, including 12-hour shifts (days, nights, and sleep in’s available)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide support to children and young people with day-to-day activities and interests
• Promote independence and wellbeing within the home
• Support weekends away, holidays, and trips alongside the team in Newport
• Attend weekend and evening activities to support interests and routines
• Protect children and young people from risks to health and welfare
• Deliver emotional and practical support within the residential setting
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of care plans and guidelines to support safety
• Support, prevent, and de-escalate incidents when behaviour can be challenging

What You’ll Need

• A desire to create positive outcomes for vulnerable children and young people
• Empathetic, caring, and resilient approach
• At least 6 months experience working with children, or within a similar social care environment
• A 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

Why Vetro

• Weekly pay and excellent rates of pay
• No payroll charges
• Weekly opportunities and variety across children’s homes in Newport
• Support from a specialist consultant
• Free online training and subsidised practical training (TMVA, PMVA, PBM)
• 24-hour registration (register from home)
• Vetro contributed pension
• Vetro Mobile Booking App for shift availability

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.