Residential Support worker

June 24, 2026

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Residential Children's Support Workers Needed

Locations: Middlesbrough, Stockton, Hartlepool, & Darlington

Pay Rates: £15.35/hr (Days) | £16.88/hr (Waking Nights) | £63.04 (Sleep-in flat rate)

The Role

Step into a deeply rewarding role supporting children and young people across varied Residential Children's Homes in the Teesside and North East locality. You will provide vital daily care, stability, and guidance to children with emotional and behavioral needs, autism, learning disabilities, and associated challenging behaviors.

Every day is an opportunity to help a young person heal from trauma and build a brighter future.

Shift Patterns Available

We offer flexible, comprehensive shift patterns to suit the home's needs:

Day Shifts: 08:00 - 20:00
Waking Nights: 20:00 - 08:00
Days with Sleeps: 10:00 - 22:00 (followed by a sleep-in, finishing the next morning 07:00 - 10:00)

What You Need to Apply (Essential Criteria)

To ensure the highest quality of care for our young people, all new registrations must meet the following criteria:

Proven Experience: Direct, demonstrable experience working specifically within Residential Children's Homes and supporting children who have experienced trauma.
Mobility: A full UK driving license with access to a car, and a willingness to travel up to 1 hour to various homes across the locality.
Flexibility: Availability to work a mixture of both day and night shifts as required.
Right to Work: Full, unrestricted Right to Work in the UK (we cannot accept applicants with 20-hour student visa restrictions for this full-time role).

Ready to make a real difference?

Apply today with your updated CV or Share your CV to join a team dedicated to changing young lives across Teesside.

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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