Job Description

Job Title: Children's Residential Support Worker

Location: Newquay / Bodmin, Cornwall

Pay: £14.00 to £20.00 per hour (Weekly Pay plus Holiday Pay)

Job Type: Flexible Temporary and Block Bookings

• Premium Compensation: Earn £14.00 to £20.00 per hour paid weekly through a reliable PAYE structure.
• Cash Rewards: Secure £300 for every single care professional you recommend to our branch.
• National Reach: Direct access to major upcoming local opportunities through our partnerships with Local Authorities across the UK.
• Total Flexibility: Take complete control of your schedule by picking the shifts that suit you.
• Uplifted Rates: Enhanced pay scales provided for urgent crisis response shifts.

For a vulnerable child facing sudden instability, entering a new care environment can feel entirely overwhelming. They deserve more than someone simply checking boxes on a shift; they need a consistent, reliable professional who can keep them safe and valued.

Randstad Care is actively expanding our workforce bank across Newquay and Bodmin. We are seeking proactive care professionals to support young people dealing with significant social, emotional, and mental health challenges inside specialised residential services.

We welcome applications from individuals with experience in similar positions, including Support Worker, Care Assistant, Education Assistant, Key Worker, Crisis Support Worker, or Childcare Practitioner.

• Promote Co Regulation: Deliver a stable, predictable routine that helps dysregulated youth feel secure.
• Manage Volatility: Confidently diffuse challenging episodes and high risk behaviours using positive behavioural support frameworks.
• Document Progress: Keep precise daily logs to maintain strict safeguarding standards and assist multi disciplinary medical teams.

• Track Record: A minimum of 6 months of verifiable UK experience in a children's residential or youth care environment.
• Competencies: Strong personal resilience, excellent boundaries, and a thorough understanding of trauma informed care.
• Licence: A valid UK driving licence and independent transport to access rural placements easily.

We are always on the lookout for talented support workers. Recommend a friend or colleague to our branch, and once they work their initial qualifying hours, you will receive a £300 Love2Shop voucher. There is no cap on how many people you can refer, so keep them coming.

Take the next step in your social care career by submitting your CV to us today. Joining Randstad Care means helping us shape brighter futures for children and young people across Cornwall. Hit the application button now and a local consultant will call you tomorrow.

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.