Residential Childcare Practioner

Job Title: Residential Childcare Practitioner

Location: Edinburgh

Pay Rate: Up to £20 per hour

Champion Vulnerable Youth: High-Impact Care Opportunities in Edinburgh

Are you a resilient, empathetic practitioner seeking a fresh challenge in the capital? We are recruiting experienced residential childcare practitioners to join our team to deliver vital intervention services for young people dealing with early life trauma, creating stable environments where care users can rediscover their confidence and potential.

What You Gain

• Top-Tier Remuneration: Industry-competitive rates of up to £20 per hour.
• Flexible Shift Selection: Full scheduling control via a user-friendly app-choose fixed routines or varied assignments across local services.
• Fully Funded Upskilling: Continuous access to high-grade professional development programmes.
• Regulatory Support: Direct, hands-on help securing or updating SSSC credentials.
• Financial Bonus Schemes: Take advantage of employee discount platforms and generous referral bonuses.
• Immediate Placement: Fast-tracked compliance protocols to get you working without delay.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-standard, person-centred support on a rotational schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Implement structured coping mechanisms for service users facing complex social and emotional needs.
• Facilitate off-site activities, educational attendance, and independent living skills.
• Uphold strict boundary management and statutory safeguarding guidelines.
• Collaborate with social workers, educators, and health specialists to achieve individual care outcomes.

Requirements

• Demonstrable background working with children and young people in residential care settings.
• Active PVG scheme status.
• SVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or working toward completion).
• Possess a full UK driving licence (preferred).
• Strong crisis-de-escalation abilities and proactive mindset.

Alternative Titles & Transferable Backgrounds We welcome applications from individuals with backgrounds as a Child Support Specialist, Family Support Worker, Residential Care Officer, or Targeted Youth Practitioner.

How to Apply Opportunity moves quickly in the capital. Apply now to speak with an executive search specialist, or contact the desk directly on .

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.