Support Worker Children's
We are seeking a dedicated and resilient Support Worker to join our team, providing high-quality care and support to young people with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) in a residential setting. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in creating a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment, helping residents to develop essential life skills, manage challenging behaviours, and achieve their personal goals.
🎯 Key Responsibilities
Direct Care and Support: Provide daily support, including assisting with personal care (where necessary), preparing meals, administering medication (following training and policy), and helping young people access education, leisure activities, and appointments.
Behaviour Management: Implement individual care plans and therapeutic strategies to manage challenging behaviour, de-escalate crisis situations, and ensure the safety and well-being of all residents and staff.
Safety and Restraint: Safely and professionally use physical restraint techniques only when absolutely necessary and in line with our training and procedures, holding the safety of the young person paramount.
Nurturing Environment: Create and maintain a supportive, predictable, and homely atmosphere where young people feel valued, respected, and listened to.
Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, detailed, and timely records of observations, incidents, medication administration, and daily activities in accordance with regulatory requirements (e.g., Ofsted).
Promoting Development: Support and encourage the young people's educational attainment, social development, and independence skills (e.g., cooking, budgeting, self-care).
Teamwork and Communication: Work effectively as part of a staff team, communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, external professionals (social workers, therapists, teachers), and families.
Adherence to Standards: Ensure all practices comply with relevant children's home regulations, safeguarding policies, and the home's statement of purpose.
✅ Essential Requirements
Experience: A minimum of six (6) months of professional experience working with children or young people, ideally within a residential, care, or challenging behaviour setting.
Restraint Training: Must possess a valid, in-date certificate from a recognised physical intervention/restraint training provider (e.g., PRICE, Team Teach, MAPA, MAYBO). This is a mandatory requirement for the role.
Skills: Proven ability to manage and de-escalate challenging behaviour calmly and effectively.
Knowledge: Good understanding of the issues facing young people with EBD and the principles of safeguarding and child protection.
Personal Attributes: Resilience, patience, empathy, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to positive outcomes for young people.
Background Checks: Willingness to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references.
This will be predominanantly long day sleep shifts.
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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