Day care Center - Support Worker - £16 PAYE p/h

Job Title - Adult Care Assistant/Support worker
Pay Rate - £14-16/hr
Location - Bonnyrigg

Are you an experienced Adult Care Assistant/ Support Worker with access to your own car?
Looking to work with a local authority, with great shift patterns?
Then this could be your next role!
Join our specialist support worker team! Are you an experienced support worker or senior support worker? Have you got experience supporting young people or adults in crisis? Are you passionate about supporting the most vulnerable people in our community? Do you want to expand your experience and develop your career?
We are keen to speak to dedicated and passionate support workers who are committed to making a difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable children and young people in our communities. You will join specialist teams who deliver high level support, create safe environments and offer a deep understanding of how trauma and a young person's journey through life has an impact on current behaviours, communication and understanding.
By joining one of our specialist teams you will enjoy a number of benefits:

• an elevated pay rate that will exceed existing local pay rates
• a rolling rota offering consistency and predictability
• a supportive and close knit team for daily support
• excellent communication and support from your Randstad local specialist team
• a variety of pay options
• an opportunity to use your specialist experience and skills and develop other
• access to training for professional development

What can you expect from joining a specialist team:

• an opportunity to dedicate your experience and skills to a young person
• providing day to day support relating to activities, appointments, family contact and much more ideally you will have a driver's license and business insurance
• being busy engaging and encouraging the young adult to take part in activities and form structure
• providing accurate reports and information to support the development of care plans and goals
• playing a critical role in the safety and well being of the person(s)

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

• Supporting adults / young people in a residential setting
• confidence to work with colleagues 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

What to expect next:
We have excellent opportunities to support your professional development within both the adult and children services sector across the UK. If you are keen to put your skills and experience into one of our specialist teams then please apply today. Once you have applied you will receive a call and email from one of our dedicated consultants.
The initial call will allow you to gain more information and ask questions, our consultants will get a full understanding of your experience and from this point there are some simple steps to get you on your way to taking this exciting next step.
If this sounds like the position for you, don't delay!
Apply now and one of our team may call you for an informal chat to take your application to the next stage. Alternatively, if you would like some more information give Aqeela Fatima a call on for a confidential chat or email:

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.