Residential Support Worker

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?

We are keen to speak to dedicated and passionate support workers who are committed to making a difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our communities.

Interested? Why not join our specialist teams who deliver high level support, create safe environments and offer a deep understanding of how trauma and a young person's journey through life has an impact on current behaviours, communication and understanding.

Location: Bracknell

Pay Rate:

Days - £16.81 to £16.60 per hour

Nights - £17.93 to £21.03 per hour

Sleep ins - £13.68 to £16.20

By joining one of our specialist teams you will enjoy a number of 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

The role - to excel in this specialist setting you will need to evidence:

• 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

Skills and training

• Must have 6 months paid experience in the UK

• 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 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.