Join our specialist support worker team!

Are you an experienced support worker?

Have you got experience supporting children or young people in crisis?

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 supportive and close knit team for daily support
• A variety of pay options
• an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other

What can you expect from joining a specialist team:

• an opportunity to dedicate your experience and skills to a child or young person
• You will need to be a driver and have business insurance
• being busy engaging and encouraging the child or young persons 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 well-being of the child or young person

The role - Support worker in Children's homes

• 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 - We are looking for individuals who can:

• 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. To join this team we look for individuals who demonstrate the following:

• 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

• DBS on update service or support new application
• Registered with relevant regulatory body
• PMVA trained - ideally or willing to undertake training

If you are interested please apply today!

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.