Grade 4 Support Worker
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £15.06 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 January 2026 |
| Location: | Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Nations Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Job Category: Social Care Non-Qualified
Job location: Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, CF47 8AN
United Kingdom
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £15.06 per hour
Option to work from home 1 day a week when settled into the post.
The successful applicant will work Monday to Friday, 8.30am until 5pm, but the role will require a degree of flexibility and you may need to work later into the early evening on occasions, although you will then get your time back. There is an option to work from home 1 days a week when settled into the role.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY
To provide a quality needs led service for young people 16+ who are preparing to leave care and to provide their support post care in a sensitive manner that reflects the authority's equalities policy.
To act as an advocate for service users and to take on a quality assurance role, by ensuring pathway plans are specifically tailored to the service users’ needs and have clear identifiable objectives and outcomes;
To operate in a mobile flexible service necessitating staff to carry out planned duties as an essential part of their working life
To provide a personal advisor role for all categories of young people under section 104 as required by the Social services and Wellbeing Act 2014 and Children (leaving care) Act 2000 including the production and review of the pathway plan post 18.
To have case responsibility for young people post 18 and ensure their pathway plans are reviewed every six months and changed to reflect their circumstances.
To assess, negotiate, determine and agree outcomes in relation to the young person's health, education and financial needs;
To offer direct support to young people who live independently, and coordinate their support with issues such as, education and training and to advise them on maximising their income;
In accordance with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 16+ policy and procedures, distribute emergency and miscellaneous payments/birthday/festivity allowances to young people and help the young person manage their setting up home allowances on behalf of the county council
To provide support to young people once they have left care by providing a range of individual and group work sessions designed to improve their life skills, relieve social isolation and enhance peer support
To maintain positive links with a range of accommodation providers including supported lodgings, in order to promote positive choice and good quality accommodation for young people
To help young people develop positive relationships with their peers and other adults and contribute to the community in which they live. To enable them to acquire adequate practical living skills and move them forward in identifying and securing education, training or employment;
Essential:
Knowledge of legislation Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014 and any policies underpinning Children's Services.
Knowledge of adolescent development
Knowledge of child protection issues
Understanding of the effects of deprivation on young people
Knowledge of equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice
Experience of direct work with young people
Worked with multi agency partners
Assessing the needs of children and/or young people in a social care setting or living independently;
Implemented the core planning process;
Experience of working with education, employment or training providers;
Worked within a social care setting with young people for a minimum of two years
Experience of establishing and maintaining good professional practice
Requirement to travel independently throughout Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Enhanced DBS Check.
The Personal Advisor will be required to work in a young person supportive manner. This will require the post holder to work in a flexible manner outside normal office hours including before 9.00 am after 5.00 pm and occasionally during evenings and weekends.
Job location: Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, CF47 8AN
United Kingdom
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £15.06 per hour
Option to work from home 1 day a week when settled into the post.
The successful applicant will work Monday to Friday, 8.30am until 5pm, but the role will require a degree of flexibility and you may need to work later into the early evening on occasions, although you will then get your time back. There is an option to work from home 1 days a week when settled into the role.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITY
To provide a quality needs led service for young people 16+ who are preparing to leave care and to provide their support post care in a sensitive manner that reflects the authority's equalities policy.
To act as an advocate for service users and to take on a quality assurance role, by ensuring pathway plans are specifically tailored to the service users’ needs and have clear identifiable objectives and outcomes;
To operate in a mobile flexible service necessitating staff to carry out planned duties as an essential part of their working life
To provide a personal advisor role for all categories of young people under section 104 as required by the Social services and Wellbeing Act 2014 and Children (leaving care) Act 2000 including the production and review of the pathway plan post 18.
To have case responsibility for young people post 18 and ensure their pathway plans are reviewed every six months and changed to reflect their circumstances.
To assess, negotiate, determine and agree outcomes in relation to the young person's health, education and financial needs;
To offer direct support to young people who live independently, and coordinate their support with issues such as, education and training and to advise them on maximising their income;
In accordance with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council 16+ policy and procedures, distribute emergency and miscellaneous payments/birthday/festivity allowances to young people and help the young person manage their setting up home allowances on behalf of the county council
To provide support to young people once they have left care by providing a range of individual and group work sessions designed to improve their life skills, relieve social isolation and enhance peer support
To maintain positive links with a range of accommodation providers including supported lodgings, in order to promote positive choice and good quality accommodation for young people
To help young people develop positive relationships with their peers and other adults and contribute to the community in which they live. To enable them to acquire adequate practical living skills and move them forward in identifying and securing education, training or employment;
Essential:
Knowledge of legislation Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014 and any policies underpinning Children's Services.
Knowledge of adolescent development
Knowledge of child protection issues
Understanding of the effects of deprivation on young people
Knowledge of equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice
Experience of direct work with young people
Worked with multi agency partners
Assessing the needs of children and/or young people in a social care setting or living independently;
Implemented the core planning process;
Experience of working with education, employment or training providers;
Worked within a social care setting with young people for a minimum of two years
Experience of establishing and maintaining good professional practice
Requirement to travel independently throughout Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Enhanced DBS Check.
The Personal Advisor will be required to work in a young person supportive manner. This will require the post holder to work in a flexible manner outside normal office hours including before 9.00 am after 5.00 pm and occasionally during evenings and weekends.