Children's residential support worker.
Location: Johnstown, Carmarthen
Position Type: Full-time / Part-time / Bank available
Shift Patterns: Shift work including days, evenings, weekends, and waking nights / sleep-ins
About the Role
We are seeking dedicated, resilient, and compassionate Residential Childcare Support Workers to join our team in Johnstown, Carmarthen.
In this role, you will provide a safe, warm, and nurturing environment for vulnerable children and young people who have experienced trauma, attachment difficulties, or complex emotional and behavioural needs. As a Support Worker, you will act as a positive role model, guiding young people through their daily routines, supporting their education and hobbies, and empowering them to build self-confidence and independence.
Key Responsibilities
- Day-to-Day Care: Support young people with daily living tasks, cooking balanced meals, school routines, appointments, and recreational activities.
- Emotional & Behavioural Support: De-escalate challenging behaviours using therapeutic, trauma-informed approaches and approved positive behaviour support (PBS) techniques.
- Safeguarding: Maintain a high standard of safeguarding at all times, strictly following child protection procedures and regulatory standards set by Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).
- Record Keeping: Complete accurate, timely shift handovers, daily logs, incident reports, and developmental progress notes.
- Life Skills & Independence: Encourage young people to pursue hobbies, engage in education or training, and develop essential independent living skills.
Requirements & Qualifications
Essential:
- Registration: Must be registered with Social Care Wales (or eligible and willing to register within mandatory timeframes).
- Vetting: Must hold an Enhanced DBS check registered on the Update Service, or be prepared to undergo one prior to commencing employment.
- Reliability & Resilience: High degree of personal resilience, emotional maturity, reliability, and patience.
- Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for reporting and team handovers.
- Flexibility: Willingness to work a rolling rota including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins.
Desirable:
- Qualifications: Level 3 Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) / Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (Wales), or equivalent. (Support to complete this qualification can be provided).
- Driving Licence: Full UK manual driving licence (desirable for escorting young people to activities and appointments).
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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