Support Worker

The Support Worker role in the 14+ Through Care Team will involve you working with young people aged 14-18 who are in the care of the local authority. Your role will be to work alongside social workers and other professionals to provide direct support to young people as identified to support their Care Plans and Pathway Plans. The role will involve a range of tasks including supporting young people to express their wishes and feelings, carrying out joint visits with social workers, supporting contact arrangements, completing Life Story Work and other tasks as required to support young people to successfully remain in their placements.
The 14+ Through Care Team is a very supportive and welcoming team with an excellent track record of making new starters feel at ease and helping them develop.

Dedicated to listening to children and making them feel valued and important.
- Calm nature when presented with young people who are experiencing crisis
- Need to be skilled in time management and good record keeping.
- To be able to work together in a team and jointly working cases intensively at times with colleagues.
- To be able to build relationships with young people who can be difficult to engage.

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included, please ensure that you meet ALL of the essential criteria before making an application. Please ensure that you complete ALL sections, your application may not be considered otherwise. Powys County Council welcomes applications in either Welsh or English, an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. To change the language please click on the Cymraeg icon on the top right hand corner of the screen.