The starting salary for this role is £16.87 per hour PLUS an additional £2.53 per hour annual leave allowance.
This role offers flexible working with availability for before and after school hours, during school holidays and at the weekend. It is offered as a Bank opportunity, meaning any hours worked will be agreed with you in advance with your line manager.
Interested in earning and learning while making a real difference to a disabled child and their family in Surrey?
We are looking for people who have the passion and dedication to help ensure that children with disabilities are enabled to reach their full potential. Although you might not have worked as a Support Worker before – if you have experience of working with disabled children in a different setting, we have a strong in-house training programme that will build on your existing skills and give you the confidence to grow in this career.
Our Offer to You
- Generous Annual leave allowance
- Flexibility to work around your existing job or other commitments
- Paid travel expenses
- Paid training and study time (NVQ3 or equivalent with supervision and child specific training)
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Carers leave and volunteering days dependant on agreed working hours
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Wellbeing and lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, and shopping
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Work organised around your skills, experience and location in Surrey
- A chance to make a real difference to the lives of our residents
About the Role of a Children Support Worker
Our Children with Disabilities Outreach Service provides care and support for children with disabilities in their home or in their local community. Our aim is to provide a quality assured service as part of a child's care plan, with the overall mission of improving outcomes for disabled children in Surrey. We are looking to grow our team of Support Workers across all areas of Surrey!
This is a challenging but genuinely rewarding career where you will play a key role in supporting children to reach their full potential. This will involve helping them in their own home with personal care and manual handling tasks but also helping them to access leisure and community opportunities.
We match our Support Workers to the child based on your experience, skills and availability; ensuring we provide a consistent service that is specially tailored both to the child's care plan and your strengths.
We support children across Surrey, but will aim to match you with a child within half an hour of your home. Due to the nature of the role, you should be confident and comfortable in a lone working environment, It is essential that you can drive and have access to your own vehicle.
Your Application
In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours :
- Experience of working with children and young people
- An understanding of the needs of disabled children and their families
- Safeguarding knowledge and experience
- Flexibility to work at key times: before and after school hours, during the school holidays and weekends
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and candidates will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Please note, this role is not open to visa sponsorship therefore you will need to be able to provide evidence that you are eligible to work in the UK.
To apply, we request that you submit a CV and answer the following 3 questions:
- Please tell us about what motivated you to apply for this role.
- Please tell us about any experience you have of working with children or young people with disabilities.
- What skills or training do you have that is relevant to the role?
The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 14th September 2026 with interviews to follow.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and our Life at Surrey Handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. Please contact Rachel Weatherley by e-mail at View email address on surreycc.gov.uk .
Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)
Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.
Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council.
Our Commitment
We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum shortlisting criteria as displayed on the advert, we guarantee you an interview.
Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we're committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.
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