Team Leader

Our client is looking for a confident, resilient Team Leader to be the consistent and supportive person young people can rely on, while providing leadership, guidance and direction to the team around them. You will lead allocated shifts, coordinate duties and deploy staff effectively according to children's needs and risks. You will run effective handovers, maintain an overview of safeguarding, risk and behaviour throughout the shift, guide staff through incidents and challenging situations, and escalate concerns to management appropriately. You will also monitor the quality of records and incident reports, support key-working, mentor less experienced staff, support audits and quality assurance, and promote children's education, wellbeing, confidence and independence.

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or a recognised equivalent, or the willingness and ability to achieve it within regulatory timescales. A relevant leadership or management qualification is desirable. Experience Required: Experience of working with children or young people within residential care, social care, education, youth work or a comparable setting. Previous experience in a senior or shift-leading residential childcare role is desirable.,

• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• The ability to build positive, professional relationships with children
• The ability to lead and direct staff and make sound decisions during shifts
• An understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and behaviour support
• Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure
• The ability to recognise when matters need escalating to management
• Good verbal and written communication skills and accurate, timely recording
• The ability to challenge poor practice and give constructive guidance
• The ability to maintain professional boundaries
• Reliability, flexibility, integrity and professional accountability
• Respect for equality, diversity, identity and individual difference
• The ability to work the shift patterns required in a residential children's home
• A full UK driving licence
Desirable:
• Knowledge of the Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards
• Experience of leading shifts in a residential care environment
• Experience of safeguarding and incident management
• Experience of contributing to risk assessments and care planning
• Knowledge of trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches
• Experience of mentoring or supporting staff
• Experience of quality assurance or auditing care records
  
  Who you will be working for:
• Company type/size: A provider of children's homes operating as part of a wider care group
Why this home & company:
• Progression: A structured working pattern and supportive environment to further your career
• Training / qualifications: Paid training, full induction, support to complete the Level 3 Diploma where not already held, and support towards your Level 4 qualification
• Benefits:
• Mileage paid at 55p per mile after the first 30 miles of the round trip from home to work, paid monthly with payroll
• Employee benefits programme including salary sacrifice, retail discounts, financial advice, and GP and counselling hotlines
• Quarterly staff welfare raffle with a minimum £3,000 prize pool and 20 prizes, including holidays, spa breaks and cinema vouchers
• Blue Light Card
• Company vehicle for work purposes
• Company pension
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Free on-site parking
• Casual dress
• Ethos: Safe, nurturing homes built on stability, encouragement and genuine care, where young people feel secure, valued and understood
• Culture: A family feel where staff are looked after, with the belief that happy staff mean happy children
Appointment is subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS and barred-list check, satisfactory references, verification of employment history, right-to-work checks and qualification checks. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Individuals with only CQC experience and / or who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered. Sponsorship is not available., Hours 160 × £15.25 £2,440 £29,280 Sleep-ins 11 × £54 £594 £7,128 Total £3,034 £36,408