Residential Children's support worker - £ 15 - 22 per hour

Randstad Care; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A supportive organization for children in the UK seeks experienced support workers dedicated to assisting vulnerable children and young people in crisis. Responsibilities include engaging with youth, documenting support strategies, and ensuring safety. Candidates should have relevant experience and skills, including de-escalation techniques. Opportunities for professional development are available within the children's services sector.

Benefits

Higher than local pay rates

Consistent rolling rota

Supportive team environment

Training for professional development

Refer a friend scheme with monetary rewards

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people in a residential setting.
• Ability to make decisions and take action in challenging situations.
• Understanding of trauma and its impact on behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Engage and encourage the child or young person to participate.
• Provide accurate reports to support care plans.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of the child or young person.

Skills

Experience supporting children

De-escalation techniques

Creative engagement

Calmness under crisis

Resilience

Education

6 months paid experience in the UK

DBS on update service or support new application

PMVA trained or willing to undertake training

Tools

Driver's license and business insurance

Job description

Join our specialist support worker team! Are you an experienced support worker or senior support worker? Have you got experience supporting children or young people in crisis? Are you passionate about supporting the most vulnerable children and young people in our community? Do you want to expand your experience and develop your career?

Benefits

• an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates
• a rolling rota offering consistency and predictability
• a supportive and close knit team for daily support
• excellent communication and support from your Randstad local specialist team
• a variety of pay options
• an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other
• access to training for professional development
• We also have a scheme called refer to a friend - Earn an amazing £300 just by referring to your friends

What can you expect from joining a specialist team

• an opportunity to dedicate your experience and skills to a child or young person
• providing day to day support relating to activities, appointments, family contact and much more ideally you will have a driver's licence and business insurance

Key responsibilities

• being busy engaging and encouraging the child or young person to take part in activities and form structure
• providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals
• playing a critical role in the safety and wellbeing of the child or young person

What you will bring

• supporting children and young people in a residential setting
• confidence to work with colleagues at times of heightened behaviours to de-escalate situations
• experience of using de-escalation techniques to keep children and young people safe
• experience making decisions and taking action in challenging situations
• an understanding of detailed and accurate daily record keeping, incident reporting
• be creative when engaging and establishing trust with children and young people
• demonstrate sound communication and judgement
• clarity over protecting personal and professional boundaries at all times

Commitment

• be a consistent part of a team offering dedicated support to a child or young person
• provide availability and maintain this for the duration of the support required
• to take time to read relevant reports, referrals and profiles to gain insight to the child or young person

Personality

our specialist staff teams are successful because they are passionate and have a deep commitment to providing safety and support when it is needed most.

Desired qualities

• calmness during crisis situations such as aggression, self harm, destructive behaviours for example
• confidence in your experience to support you making prompt decisions on a daily basis
• understanding of how trauma, previous experiences and diagnoses can impact day to day behaviours of children and young people
• non judgemental keeping an open mind and refraining from criticising even during challenging situations
• resilience to continue supporting through particularly stressful situations and to keep trying new ways to engage and build trust
• observant your observations and outcomes of support will have a significant impact on the child's / young person's journey, you will have heightened awareness levels and the ability to share these insights through your reports and meetings with other professionals

Skills and training

• Must have 6 months paid experience in the UK
• Ideally drivers licence and business insurance
• DBS on update service or support new application
• PMVA trained - ideally or willing to undertake training

Next steps

We have excellent opportunities to support your professional development within the children's services sector across the UK. If you are keen to put your skills and experience into one of our specialist teams then please apply today. Once you have applied you will receive a call and email from one of our dedicated consultants.

Application process

The initial call will allow you to gain more information and ask questions, our consultants will get a full understanding of your experience and from this point there are some simple steps to get you on your way to taking this exciting next step.

Equal opportunities statement

Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.