Residential Childcare Worker

Randstad Care; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a seasoned residential child support worker to join their team in Aberdeen. This role offers flexible working hours, competitive pay rates up to £22 per hour, and extensive training opportunities. You will support vulnerable young people with their daily needs, ensuring a safe environment and addressing emotional challenges. Ideal candidates will have experience in a similar setting and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive rates

Flexible working schedule

Extensive training

Employee discount app

Unlimited friend referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Experience working in a residential setting with young people.
• Flexibility for various shifts including nights and weekends.
• Registered under the PVG scheme.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as part of a team of child support workers.
• Provide 24-hour care to vulnerable young people.
• Support service users with emotional behavioral difficulties.

Skills

Previous experience in a residential setting with young people

Strong communication skills

Flexibility in roles

Education

SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Are you a seasoned residential child support worker?

Interested in working with residential children's homes and schools?

If the answer is yes, then read on!

Child Support worker roles available in Aberdeen supporting the local authority across various services and other charitable organisations. Maximise your earning potential with pay rates up to £22 per hour! Choose your own schedule, work as often as you like based on your availability! Make a real difference to the lives of young people, supporting them to have a safe and fulfilled childhood!

What can Randstad offer you?

• Competitive rates
• Keep your skills sharp working across multiple services
• Flexible working schedule
• Opportunity for consistent placement
• Unlimited friend referral bonuses
• Immediate start
• Extensive training in industry standard courses supported by online learning
• Help with SSSC registration
• Employee discount app
• Support from within the team and a dedicated Randstad consultant

A successful child support worker will be responsible for:

• Working effectively as part of a team of child support workers
• Providing 24 hours care to vulnerable young people
• Supporting service users with early trauma and emotional behavioural difficulties
• Taking service users out into the community and to school each day
• Ensuring professional boundaries are in place
• Maintaining professional manner and working to National Care Standards
• Working to a flexible schedule, including night shifts, weekends and bank holidays and Christmas period

To be successful in your application, you will:

• Have previous experience working in a residential setting with young people
• Have flexibility in the roles undertaken
• Have strong communication skills
• Register under the PVG scheme
• Full driving licence
• Obtained, or working towards SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent desirable

If this sounds like the position for you, don't delay!

Apply now and one of our team may call you for an informal chat to take your application to the next stage. Alternatively, if you would like some more information give Rebecca Prentice a call on 013 1240 0887 for a confidential chat

We are always looking for talented residential support workers across Scotland, head over to the Randstad website for all roles!

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.