Children's Respite Support Worker - Carmarthen & Surrounding Areas
£16.00 per hour + £60 Sleep-In Rate
Weekly Pay | Flexible Shifts | Immediate Starts Available
At Blue Heart Care Group, our mission is simple: to help children remain safely with their families wherever possible.
Overview:
- Title: Children Respite Support Worker
- Pay: £16 per hour (+ £60 Sleep-In Rate)
- Location: Newport & Surrounding Areas
- Type of Employment: Full time, Part time & Flexible working
- Shifts: We can offer a range of shifts including: 2 long days + 2 sleep-ins → 4 days off, as well as shorter domiciliary style respite shifts within young people’s own home.
- Immediate starts available
We provide community-based respite and outreach support to children and young people, helping to prevent family breakdown and reduce the need for children to enter the care system.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supporting children and young people within their family homes and communities
- Assisting with school runs, routines and appointments
- Supporting attendance at activities, clubs and social events
- Providing respite support during evenings, weekends and school holidays
- Supporting children on day trips, short breaks and holidays
- Building positive relationships with children, families and professionals
- Promoting independence, confidence and wellbeing
What We Offer
- £16.00 per hour
- £60 Sleep-In Rate
- Weekly Pay
- Paid Mileage
- Flexible Working Patterns
- Additional Overtime Opportunities
- Free Specialist Training
- Real Referral Bonus Scheme
- Employee Rewards Programme
- Supportive Management Team
- Guaranteed Hours Available For Suitable Candidates
- Clear Career Progression Opportunities
Career Development
We invest heavily in our staff and will enrol all employees onto a fully funded Children, Young People and Families qualification pathway, including Level 3, Level 4 or Level 5 QCF qualifications depending on experience and career aspirations.
What We're Looking For
- Experience working with children and young people
- Experience within residential childcare, family support, education, youth work or SEN settings
- Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
- Caring, compassionate and reliable
- Ability to remain calm and professional in challenging situations
- Right to work in the UK
If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely make a difference to children and families while building a long-term career, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us keep families together.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £16.00-£32.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexible schedule
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid training
- Referral programme
Experience:
- Working with children: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- DBS that is on the update service (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
