Residential Support Worker

Randstad Care; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing agency specializing in children's services is looking for dedicated individuals to support children and young people in a residential setting. You'll provide crucial day-to-day support, engage in activities, and ensure the wellbeing of those in your care. Candidates should have experience in similar roles and ideally be PMVA trained. This role offers excellent opportunities for professional growth within the sector.

Benefits

Elevated pay rates

Consistent rolling rota

Supportive team environment

Training for professional development

Qualifications

• Must have 6 months paid experience in the UK.
• Ideally have a driver's license and business insurance.
• DBS on update service or support new application.
• PMVA trained - ideally or willing to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support relating to activities and appointments.
• Engage and encourage the child or young person in activities.
• Provide accurate reports to support development of care plans.

Skills

Supporting children and young people in a residential setting

Experience of using de-escalation techniques

Ability to maintain calmness during crises

Sound communication and judgment

Observant and detail-oriented

Job description

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

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
• 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

• 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

What to expect next

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.

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.

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.