Salary: Up to £19.50
Location: Glasgow
Do you have the passion to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children? If you are an experienced care professional looking for total control over your schedule, this is your opportunity to step into a deeply rewarding environment.
A leading provider of specialized children's services is currently seeking dedicated practitioners to support young people facing complex social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Operating within a secure and structured environment, this role allows you to witness the long-term growth and progress of young individuals as they transition from intensive services back toward their families, independent tenancies, or adult support networks.
The best bit? You are entirely in charge of your work-life balance. Utilizing an intuitive mobile application, you can handpick your own shifts, deciding whether to establish consistency within a single service or broaden your expertise across multiple settings.
What Is in It for You?
Premium Pay: Earn highly competitive rates of up to £19.50 per hour.
Total Flexibility: Select your own working hours and shifts via a streamlined app.
Professional Growth: Keep your skills sharp with comprehensive, industry-standard training and online learning modules.
Registration Assistance: Receive dedicated guidance and help with your SSSC registration process.
Exclusive Perks: Access a comprehensive employee discount scheme and unlimited referral bonuses.
Consistent Support: Benefit from a collaborative team environment and a dedicated consultant to guide your career path.
Your Role and Responsibilities
Deliver high-standard, round-the-clock care to vulnerable young people aged 10 to 18.
Support individuals dealing with early developmental trauma and emotional behavioural difficulties (EBD).
Accompany service users to school and various community activities to foster independence.
Maintain clear professional boundaries while adhering strictly to National Care Standards.
Collaborate productively with internal teams to sustain a safe, nurturing, and professional environment.
Adapt to a flexible schedule that includes essential shift patterns such as weekends and holiday periods.
What We Need from You
Experience: A proven background of at least one year working within a residential setting with young people.
Compliance: Must be registered, or willing to register, under the PVG scheme.
Qualifications: Having obtained, or currently working towards, an SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or an equivalent qualification) is highly desirable.
Mobility: A full UK driving licence is preferred to facilitate community outings.
Communication: Exceptional interpersonal skills coupled with a proactive, resilient attitude.
Alternative Titles & Transferable Skills
This position may also suit individuals with experience as a:
Youth Worker
Support Practitioner
Community Care Officer
Adolescent Support Worker
Residential Care Worker
Ready to Make a Difference?
The children's services sector moves fast, and immediate starts are available for fully compliant candidates. Apply now to arrange an informal discussion regarding this opportunity, or contact the specialist team directly on 0131 240 0887 for a confidential conversation.
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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