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The Opportunity
Randstad Care is proud to partner with a leading Specialist Children's Care Provider in the North East. We are seeking a motivated Senior Support Worker (or an experienced Support Worker looking to step up) for a high-quality residential home near Stanley, County Durham.
Our client is renowned for their "child-first" approach, focusing on trauma-informed care and providing stable, nurturing environments for young people with complex needs.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership: Oversee the daily running of the home during your shift, ensuring high standards of care and compliance.
Mentorship: Support and guide junior staff members, acting as a point of escalation and a role model.
Direct Care: Provide emotional and practical support to children and young people, helping them achieve their personal goals.
Documentation: Ensure all care plans, risk assessments, and daily logs are maintained to an Ofsted-ready standard.
Shift Pattern: Varied Long Days & Sleeps
This role offers a balanced rota of varied long days and sleep-in shifts to ensure continuity for the young people:
Day Shifts: 08:00 - 20:00 or 10:00 - 22:00.
Sleep-ins: Typically a long day (10am-11pm) followed by an on-site sleep, with a short morning shift (7am-11am) the following day.
Note: All sleep-in shifts attract a competitive flat-rate allowance in addition to your hourly pay.
Requirements
Qualifications: You must hold or be actively working towards your Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
Experience: Essential experience working within a children's residential setting.
Ambition: We welcome "Step-Up" candidates who have the skills but haven't yet held a formal "Senior" title.
Compliance: Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to process one) and a full 5-year checkable work history.
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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