Residential Childcare Worker

Are you looking for an exciting new role to support Scotland's most vulnerable children? Are you committed to improving the lives of children and working with a fantastic team? Then we have the role for you!

Randstad are looking for Residential Childcare Workers to join our dedicated and expert team providing support for children with social, emotional and behavioural issues ages 10-18 with past trauma. This position is challenging yet rewarding, offering you the opportunity to observe the long-term growth and progress of young people.

What can Randstad offer Residential Childcare Workers?

• Competitive rates up to £20 per hour plus double time on bank holidays
• Keep your skills sharp working across multiple services
• Flexible working schedule
• Opportunity for consistent placement
• Unlimited friend referral bonuses
• Immediate start
• Extensive training in industry standard courses supported by online learning
• Help with SSSC registration
• Employee discount app
• Support from within the team and a dedicated Randstad consultant

A successful residential childcare worker will responsible for:

• Encouraging the physical, emotional and social wellbeing of the children in the service
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with children in the service and acting as a key worker to children
• Utilise positive behaviour techniques
• Coordinating with teachers, social workers and wider care team to monitor and advance the needs of young people
• Maintaining professional manner and working to National Care Standards
• Promoting participation in education and life skills programmes

To be successful in your application, you will:

• Have previous experience working in a residential setting with young people
• Have flexibility in the roles undertaken
• Have strong communication skills
• Register under the PVG scheme
• Full driving licence
• Obtained, or working towards SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, or equivalent desirable

Does this sound like the next step in your career? Want to hear more? Then apply now, send your CV to or call [phone removed]

Seeking a fresh opportunity, but this isn't quite the right fit? Visit the Randstad website to explore our full list of vacancies!

Please note Randstad does not provide sponsorship.

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.

experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations,can work as an individual or part of a team,handling medication