Job Title: Senior Residential Childcare Worker
Location: Dunscore
Salary: £28,645.50 - £29,464.50 per annum + sleep-in allowances (OTE up to £37,464)
What's in it for you?
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Attractive Earnings: Earn between £28,645.50 and £29,464.50 basic salary, with additional sleep-in allowances raising overall OTE up to £37,464.
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Generous Joining & Referral Incentives: Receive a £500 welcome bonus upon joining, plus access to a £1,000 refer-a-friend scheme.
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Comprehensive Funding: Fully funded PVG registration check and a paid, fully supportive induction programme.
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Professional Support: Access to 24/7 employee support networks, structured career development pathways, and ongoing accredited training.
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Stable Employment: Guaranteed full-time contract within a highly supportive, close-knit team setting.
Your Role and Responsibilities
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Relational Care: Build authentic, trusting relationships with young individuals, providing compassionate emotional and moral support tailored to individual needs.
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Routine & Life Skills: Guide young people through structured daily routines, including school preparation, nutritional meal planning, and key independent living skills.
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Enrichment Activities: Coordinate and lead engaging social outings, sports, outdoor activities, and creative projects to nurture personal interests and confidence.
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Homely Environment: Assist in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and warmth throughout the residential home to foster a genuine family environment.
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Digital Documentation: Utilize modern electronic care management software to log accurate shift records, progress notes, and individual care plans (full system orientation provided).
What we need from you
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Personality & Values: A empathetic, patient, and good-humoured approach, combined with a strong desire to mentor and uplift young lives.
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Background: Experience in residential care, support work, youth services, education, or community outreach is highly valued.
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Licence: A full UK manual driving licence is essential due to the requirements of transporting service users.
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Flexibility: Willingness to participate in a shift pattern that includes evening, weekend, and sleep-in duties.
Alternative Titles & Transferable Experience
This role is ideally suited to experienced care practitioners, but applications are also strongly encouraged from individuals possessing transferable skills gained in roles such as:
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Senior Support Worker / Team Leader
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Youth Worker / Youth Mentor
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Educational Assistant / Behavioural Support Practitioner
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Family Support Worker / Community Outreach Officer
Ready to make a difference?
The residential care sector moves quickly, and our client is looking to schedule interviews promptly.
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.
Senior Residential Childcare Worker in Dumfries employer: Randstad
Leeds City Council is an exceptional employer for Children's Social Workers, offering a supportive and innovative work environment dedicated to the well-being of children in care. With a focus on meaningful practice and strong management support, employees have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people while benefiting from ongoing professional development and collaboration with various agencies. Located in Leeds, this role provides a chance to work within a vibrant community committed to child-centred care and advocacy.
