Childrens support worker

Randstad are working alongside Swansea Council to provide excellent support workers to staff childrens homes and placements across the area.

You would be working with youths that have undergone various traumas in their lives which unfortunately can result in adverse behaviours.

What you will bring:

The role - each specialist team will have differences, to excel in this specialist setting you will need to evidence:

• supporting children and young people in a residential setting

• confidence to work with fellow support workers at times of heightened behaviours to de-escalate situations

• experience of using de-escalation techniques to keep children and young people safe

• experience making decisions and taking action in challenging situations

• an understanding of detailed and accurate daily record keeping, incident reporting

• be creative when engaging and establishing trust with children and young people

• demonstrate sound communication and judgement

• clarity over protecting personal and professional boundaries at all times

Skills and training required

• Full UK Drivers licence and business insurance

• Level 3 in health and social care (children) or evidence that you are working towards it.

• DBS on update service or support new application

• Registered with relevant regulatory body

• PMVA trained - ideally or willing to undertake training.

• Social Care Wales- You will need to be registered as a childrens support worker, or willing to dual register (£10 cost charged by Social Care Wales)

If you think this could be something you would be interested in, possibly even as something you would consider doing alongside a current job for example. Please get in touch and we can discuss further.