Casual Support Worker

Job description

We are recruiting Casual Support Workers at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: Zero Hours
Contract Type: Relief/Casual
Location: Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre

We pay an attractive salary of £14.36 per hour and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Trinity Fields Leisure Services is a Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) registered provision delivering high-quality, play-based out-of-school care for pupils of Trinity Fields School aged 4 to 17 years.

The service supports children and young people with severe and complex learning and physical disabilities across Caerphilly County Borough, operating during school holidays, weekends and evenings.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A formal qualification e.g. in Youth Work, Play Work, Health & Social Care, Child Development or working towards completion of award.
• An understanding of the needs of children and young people with a range of Special Educational Needs (SEN), including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those who may present with behaviours that challenge.
• Experience of supporting children and young people with complex needs, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and behaviours that challenge.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Stacey Turner on 07795 360115 or email [email protected]

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [email protected] for further information.

This vacancy has been processed in English only because there is no Welsh requirement.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.