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We are seeking dedicated and passionate Support Workers and Senior Support Workers across Liverpool and North Wales (Flintshire) to join our specialist crisis teams. If you have experience supporting vulnerable children and young people through trauma and crisis, this is your opportunity to expand your career locally while providing vital safety, structure, and hope.
What We Offer You:
- Top-Tier Pay: An elevated pay rate that exceeds existing local Liverpool rates.
- Work-Life Balance: A predictable, rolling rota within a highly supportive, close-knit local team.
- Professional Growth: Access to professional training and development to advance your career.
- Randstad Support: Dedicated guidance from your local Liverpool specialist team.
- Referral Bonus: Earn £300 through our "Refer a Friend" scheme!
The Role:
As a vital part of our specialist Liverpool-based team, you will provide day-to-day support (activities, appointments, family contact) to children in residential settings. You will be responsible for:
- Engaging and building trust with young people using creative methods.
- De-escalating heightened behaviours and maintaining a safe environment.
- Providing accurate daily records and incident reports to shape long-term care plans.
What You Will Bring:
- Experience: At least 6 months of paid UK care experience (ideally in a residential setting).
- Skills: Proven ability to use de-escalation techniques and make sound decisions in challenging situations.
- Mindset: A calm, resilient, and non-judgemental approach during crisis situations (e.g., aggression or self-harm).
- Requirements: PMVA training is highly desirable (or a willingness to train). You must have a DBS on the update service (or be willing to apply for a new one).
- Ideally, you will have a driver's licence and business insurance to support community activities.
What to Expect Next:
Ready to take the next exciting step in your career and support young people right here in Liverpool?
Click Apply Today! Once you submit your application, one of our dedicated Liverpool consultants will reach out via phone and email to discuss the role, answer your questions, and guide you through our simple on-boarding process.
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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