Location: Penrith, Cumbria
Pay Rate: £15.35 - £17.06 per hour (dependent on experience) + extra for sleep-in shifts
Hours: Full-Time | Shift Pattern: Long Days & Sleep-ins
About the Role
Are you looking for a role where no two days are the same, and where your daily work genuinely transforms young lives?
We are seeking empathetic, energetic, and resilient Children's Residential Support Workers to join our dedicated team in Penrith. You will be supporting children and young people who have experienced trauma, high emotional needs, or behavioural challenges, helping them build safe, stable, and fulfilling futures in a supportive home environment.
What a Typical Week Looks Like
Our shift patterns are designed around the routines of the young people, giving you dedicated days off between shifts to rest and recharge:
Shift Type: Primarily Long Days (e.g., 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM) combined with Sleep-in shifts.
Daily Responsibilities:
Creating a warm, safe, and structured home environment.
Cooking meals, managing household tasks, and supporting daily routines.
Accompanying young people to school, appointments, hobbies, local outdoor activities, and day trips around the Eden Valley and Lake District.
Offering emotional support, listening actively, and de-escalating challenging situations with care and patience.
Completing clear, accurate logs and handover notes at the end of shifts.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
Values First: A genuinely caring nature, strong patience, and a non-judgmental attitude.
Resilience: The ability to remain calm and supportive during emotionally challenging moments.
Flexibility: Willingness to work long days, sleep-ins, weekends, and bank holidays on a rota system.
Driving Licence: A full UK driving licence is essential due to the rural location and transport needs of the young people.
Desirable:
Previous experience in residential care, youth work, special educational needs (SEN), or social care.
What We Offer
Competitive Pay: £15.35 - £17.06/hr plus dedicated sleep-in allowances on top.
Fully Funded Qualifications: We fully sponsor and support you to gain industry-recognized qualifications as you work.
Comprehensive Training: Extensive induction, therapeutic care training, and ongoing career progression.
Work-Life Balance: Shift patterns that allow for consecutive days off.
Supportive Environment: Regular 1-to-1 supervision, team debriefs, and employee assistance programmes.
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.
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