career
flexibility
Position: Youth Care Practitioner
Location: Montrose
Remuneration: £31,230 - £40,417 per annum
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Redefining Work-Life Balance in Residential Childcare
Imagine a professional care career structured entirely around your personal life: work a single dedicated shift, followed by two full days of uninterrupted personal time.
An established, highly regarded specialist care provider in Montrose is expanding its therapeutic residential team. This service supports young people who have faced significant early-life adversity, offering them safe, nurturing, and structured environments where they can build resilience and realise their full potential.
If you are an empathetic, dedicated support professional seeking competitive remuneration, fully sponsored professional qualifications, and a schedule that prevents burnout, this appointment represents an exceptional step forward.
The Rewards & Benefits
Our client prioritises staff well-being, personal development, and career longevity:
- Market-Leading Rota: A consistent 1-day-on, 2-days-off rolling rota (07:30 to 22:45), giving you predictable rest periods and extensive time away from work.
- Competitive Earning Potential: Generous base salary scale ranging from £31,230 to £40,417 per annum.
- Fully Funded Qualifications: Full financial backing and workplace mentoring to complete your SVQ 3 and HNC Social Services awards.
- Continuous Professional Development: Comprehensive induction and continuous specialist therapeutic training.
- Supportive Environment: A tight-knit, multi-disciplinary team culture focused on reflective practice, staff debriefs, and psychological support.
The Role & Purpose
As a Youth Care Practitioner, your core purpose is to create a secure, stable, and warm household for the young people in your care:
- Act as a reliable role model, establishing trusted, therapeutic bonds through positive daily engagement.
- Maintain a secure, structured home environment, assisting with daily routines, educational attendance, and recreational pursuits.
- Implement trauma-informed de-escalation strategies and proactive crisis intervention when emotional challenges arise.
- Collaborate closely with social workers, educators, and external agencies to track developmental outcomes and maintain accurate statutory care records.
- Support young people in acquiring critical life skills, self-belief, and emotional resilience to prepare them for independent adult life.
Candidate Profile
To be considered for this opportunity, candidates must possess:
- Proven practical experience supporting vulnerable children or young people, ideally within residential, community, or educational care settings.
- A deep understanding of the emotional and behavioural challenges arising from childhood trauma and adverse experiences.
- Exceptional resilience, empathy, and natural interpersonal warmth under pressure.
- A full UK manual driving licence (essential for transport requirements within the service).
- Existing registration with the SSSC (or eligibility to register within regulatory timelines).
Alternative Titles & Transferable Experience
This appointment will particularly appeal to professionals with backgrounds such as:
- Residential Support Worker
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner
- Youth Development Officer
- Family Support Worker
- Pupil Support Assistant / ALN Support Worker
- Community Support Practitioner
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.
...
