Residential support worker

• Location: Central Swansea, Maritime Quarter (SA1 3RA)

• Pay: £16.00 to £19.00 per hour (Weekly Pay plus Holiday Pay)

• Job Type: Flexible Temporary and Block Bookings

• Competitive Pay Rates: Premium scales from £16.00 to £19.00 per hour paid weekly through a reliable PAYE system.

• Refer a Friend Bonus: Claim a £300 Love2Shop shopping voucher for every social care colleague you introduce to us.

• Localised Support: Direct one on one guidance from a dedicated South Wales agency consultant based in Cardiff.

• Total Shift Control: Select flexible day, night, or weekend shifts that align with your personal lifestyle.

• Enhanced Rates: Boosted hourly rates available for short notice crisis response shifts.

When a young person faces severe disruption in their early life, entering a new care facility can feel overwhelming. They do not require someone simply overseeing a shift; they need a calm, reassuring anchor to bring structure, warmth, and stability into their everyday routine.

Randstad Care is currently expanding our core care team across Central Swansea and the Maritime Quarter. We are seeking proactive care professionals to support children dealing with emotional challenges, physical or learning disabilities, and traumatic backgrounds within specialised residential settings.

This position is an excellent fit for candidates who have worked as a Youth Worker, Support Worker, Therapeutic Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Residential Childcare Worker, or Youth Mentor.

• Establish Trust: Connect with vulnerable young people using creative, trauma informed approaches that make them feel heard.

• Maintain Safety: Apply proven de escalation techniques to handle emotional dysregulation or challenging behaviour with absolute composure.

• Track Development: Write precise daily logs and incident reports that directly shape long term therapeutic plans.

• Experience: A minimum of 6 months paid UK care experience inside a youth, residential, or complex support setting.

• Mindset: A patient, resilient, and non judgemental approach to supporting children with complex needs.

• Licence: Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle to facilitate community outings and appointments.

Do you know a passionate support worker or residential care professional looking for premium weekly pay? Send their details over to our team. Once your referred candidate completes their initial qualifying hours, we will issue you a £300 Love2Shop voucher as an unlimited thank you gift.

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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