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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?
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 specialist support worker 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.
By joining one of our specialist support worker teams you will enjoy a number of benefits:
1. an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates (£14-£18 per hour)
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
8. Develope your carer as a support worker by diversifying your experience
What can you expect from joining a specialist support worker team:
9. an opportunity as a support worker to dedicate your experience and skills to a child or young person
10. 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
11. being busy engaging and encouraging the child or young person to take part in activities and form structure
12. providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals - Have your say!
13. playing a critical role in the safety and wellbeing of the child or young person
14. You are an integral part of the team- as a support worker, your voice will be heard and this can and will influence the care and outcomes of the young people you support.
What you will bring: The role - each specialist team will have differences, to excel in this specialist setting you will need to evidence:
15. supporting children and young people in a residential setting
16. confidence to work with fellow support workers at times of heightened behaviours to de-escalate situations
17. experience of using de-escalation techniques to keep children and young people safe
18. experience making decisions and taking action in challenging situations
19. an understanding of detailed and accurate daily record keeping, incident reporting
20. be creative when engaging and establishing trust with children and young people
21. demonstrate sound communication and judgement
22. clarity over protecting personal and professional boundaries at all times
Skills and training
23. Full UK Drivers licence and business insurance
24. DBS on update service or support new application
25. Registered with relevant regulatory body
26. PMVA trained - ideally or willing to undertake training.
27. Social Care Wales- You will need to be registered as a childrens support worker, or willing to dual register (£10 cost charged by Social Care Wales)
Fundamentally, we are looking for Support Workers who want to make a difference in their role- if that sounds like you- Please get in touch and apply for this role- You can also call 02920 877510 to speak to a consultant directly.
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.
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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?
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 specialist support worker 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.
By joining one of our specialist support worker teams you will enjoy a number of benefits:
28. an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates (£14-£18 per hour)
29. a rolling rota offering consistency and predictability
30. a supportive and close knit team for daily support
31. excellent communication and support from your Randstad local specialist team
32. a variety of pay options
33. an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other
34. access to training for professional development
35. Develope your carer as a support worker by diversifying your experience
What can you expect from joining a specialist support worker team:
36. an opportunity as a support worker to dedicate your experience and skills to a child or young person
37. 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
38. being busy engaging and encouraging the child or young person to take part in activities and form structure
39. providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals - Have your say!
40. playing a critical role in the safety and wellbeing of the child or young person
41. You are an integral part of the team- as a support worker, your voice will be heard and this can and will influence the care and outcomes of the young people you support.
What you will bring: The role - each specialist team will have differences, to excel in this specialist setting you will need to evidence:
42. supporting children and young people in a residential setting
43. confidence to work with fellow support workers at times of heightened behaviours to de-escalate situations
44. experience of using de-escalation techniques to keep children and young people safe
45. experience making decisions and taking action in challenging situations
46. an understanding of detailed and accurate daily record keeping, incident reporting
47. be creative when engaging and establishing trust with children and young people
48. demonstrate sound communication and judgement
49. clarity over protecting personal and professional boundaries at all times
Skills and training
50. Full UK Drivers licence and business insurance
51. DBS on update service or support new application
52. Registered with relevant regulatory body
53. PMVA trained - ideally or willing to undertake training.
54. Social Care Wales- You will need to be registered as a childrens support worker, or willing to dual register (£10 cost charged by Social Care Wales)
Fundamentally, we are looking for Support Workers who want to make a difference in their role- if that sounds like you- Please get in touch and apply for this role- You can also call 02920 877510 to speak to a consultant directly.
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.
55. experience
Children services
56. education
NVQ 3 in health and social care,NVQ 3 in health an