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Support workers for care packages
Come and 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 society? Do you want to expand your knowledge, experience and develop your career?
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.
You will join other specialist teams who deliver high level support, creating 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.
By joining one of our specialist teams you will enjoy a number of benefits:
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1. an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates
2. a rolling rota offering consistency and predictability
3. a supportive and close knit team for daily support
4. excellent communication and support from your Randstad local specialist team
5. a variety of pay options
6. an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other
7. access to training for professional development
What can you expect from joining a specialist team:
8. an opportunity to dedicate your experience and skills to a child or young person
9. 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
10. being busy engaging and encouraging the child or young person to take part in activities and form structure
11. providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals
12. playing a critical role in the safety and wellbeing of the child or young person
What you will bring:
the role - each specialist team will have differences, to excel in this specialist setting you will need to evidence:
13. supporting children and young people in a residential setting
14. confidence to work with colleagues at times of heightened behaviours to de-escalate situations
15. experience of using de-escalation techniques to keep children and young people safe
16. experience making decisions and taking action in challenging situations
17. an understanding of detailed and accurate daily record keeping, incident reporting
18. be creative when engaging and establishing trust with children and young people
19. demonstrate sound communication and judgement
20. clarity over protecting personal and professional boundaries at all times
commitment - as an integral part of a specialist team we are looking for individuals who can;
21. be a consistent part of a team offering dedicated support to a child or young person
22. provide availability and maintain this for the duration of the support required
23. 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:
24. calmness during crisis situations such as aggression, self harm, destructive behaviours for example
25. confidence in your experience to support you making prompt decisions on a daily basis
26. understanding of how trauma, previous experiences and diagnoses can impact day to day behaviours of children and young people
27. non judgemental keeping an open mind and refraining from criticising even during challenging situations
28. resilience to continue supporting through particularly stressful situations and to keep trying new ways to engage and build trust
29. observant your observations and outcomes of support will have a significant impact on the childs / 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
30. Ideally drivers licence and business insurance
31. DBS on update service or support new application
32. Registered with relevant regulatory body
33. 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.
Support workers for care packages
Come and 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 society? Do you want to expand your knowledge, experience and develop your career?
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.
You will join other specialist teams who deliver high level support, creating 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.
By joining one of our specialist teams you will enjoy a number of benefits:
...
34. an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates
35. a rolling rota offering consistency and predictability
36. a supportive and close knit team for daily support
37. excellent communication and support from your Randstad local specialist team
38. a variety of pay options
39. an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other
40. access to training for professional development
What can you expect from joining a specialist team:
41. an opportunity to dedicate your experience and skills to a child or young person
42. 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
43. being busy engaging and encouraging the child or young person to take part in activities and form structure
44. providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals
45. playing a critical role in the safety and wellbeing of the child or young person
What you will bring:
the role - each specialist team will have differences, to excel in this specialist setting you will need to evidence:
46. supporting children and young people in a residential setting
47. confidence to work with colleagues at times of heightened behaviours to de-escalate situations
48. experience of using de-escalation techniques to keep children and young people safe
49. experience making decisions and taking action in challenging situations
50. an understanding of detailed and accurate daily record keeping, incident reporting
51. be creative when engaging and establishing trust with children and young people
52. demonstrate sound communication and judgement
53. clarity over protecting personal and professional boundaries at all times
commitment - as an integral part of a specialist team we are looking for individuals who can;
54. be a consistent part of a team offering dedicated support to a child or young person
55. provide availability and maintain this for the duration of the support required
56. 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:
57. calmness during crisis situations such as aggression, self harm, destructive behaviours for example
58. confidence in your experience to support you making prompt decisions on a daily basis
59. understanding of how trauma, previous experiences and diagnoses can impact day to day behaviours of children and young people
60. non judgemental keeping an open mind and refraining from criticising even during challenging situations
61. resilience to continue supporting through particularly stressful situations and to keep trying new ways to engage and build trust
62. observant your observations and outcomes of support will have a significant impact on the childs / 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
63. Ideally drivers licence and business insurance
64. DBS on update service or support new application
65. Registered with relevant regulatory body
66. 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.
67. experience
Children services
68. skills
can work as an individual or part of a team