Team Leader - Children's Homes

Team Leader - Children's Homes

2026-08-15T05:50:03

Alvescot

Oxfordshire

GB

OX18 2

Any

2026-09-15T03:23:56.237

Job Description

£43,180 - £50,444 assuming good attendance and up to 3 sleep ins per month

Those huge small victories

Working in our Children's Homes means being a part of a young person's day-to-day life. This involves being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our team leaders enable our young people to regain their childhood and create pathways to become well-rounded adults — an incredibly rewarding role. There will be challenges, but also moments that feel like huge small victories!

Our homes accommodate young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs, aiming to create the best possible outcomes. Our team leaders find fulfillment in affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, celebrating the little things.

Get out what you put in

You’ll be involved in the daily care of our young people, ensuring smooth operations and creating lasting memories. As a team leader, you'll support the staff team and ensure the home adheres to high standards, ready to deputize for the Registered and Deputy Managers. Building relationships with young people through compassion, emotional resilience, and support is essential. Providing leadership that motivates colleagues is also key.

What we do for you

We know you'll do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we offer the best salary and benefits package in the care sector, including:

• Salary: Base salary of £35,400 - £42,664


• Bonuses: Up to 3 sleep ins per month paid at £80 per sleep (approx. £2,880 annually), Attendance allowance up to £1,400 per year, £2,000 Regional Allowance, £1,500 Responsibility Allowance, £1,000 Welcome Bonus (on successful completion of probation), and a £1,000 Loyalty Bonus


• Training: A full 4-week induction on our Care Academy


• Holiday: 7 weeks holiday


• Progression: Opportunities for promotion from within and participation in the Aspire future managers programme


• Flexible benefits package: Adjust holiday allowance, pension, and life insurance options


• Wellbeing: Wellbeing tools and employee assistance


• Medical cover: Reimbursement for opticians, dentists, and more


• Discounts: High-street discounts


• Meals: Provided while on duty


• Environment: Beautiful workplaces with great facilities


• Referral scheme: £1,000 bonus for each successful referral

Bring your whole-self to work

At Witherslack Group, we celebrate everyone's differences as it makes us the best. Our young people come from diverse backgrounds with unique needs, and our workforce reflects that diversity to engage, encourage, and inspire them. Experience is not required, but we seek traits such as a can-do attitude, honesty, empathy, resilience, and a full UK driving licence held for at least 12 months. The role requires Level 3 Children's Residential Care qualification.

Starting as a Team Leader, you will join our Care Academy for 4 weeks of training with experienced professionals to build confidence and skills.

Join the UK’s best special education and care provider

Inclusion is core to Our values. We are committed to creating an environment of respect and belonging. As a provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we embrace individuality and champion neurodiversity, celebrating diverse perspectives and strengths.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are dedicated to being an inclusive employer, ensuring our recruitment and workplace practices are accessible and supportive. We will accommodate any adjustments needed during the recruitment process or in the workplace.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we better support the children, young people, and families we serve, helping our team to thrive, grow, and be authentic.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

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Tags

Childrens Support Worker / Residential Support Worker / Care Worker / Career in Care / Working with Children / SEMHTPBN1_UKTJ

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Job Description£43,180 - £50,444 assuming good attendance and up to 3 sleep ins per monthThose huge small victories Working in our Childrens Homes means being a part of a young persons day to day life. This means being there for the highest highs and lowest lows. Our team leaders enable our young people to get their childhood back and create pathways to become well rounded adults an incredibly rewarding role to have. There will be challenges along the way but there will also be the smallest moments which feel like a huge small victory!Our homes accommodate young people with social, emotional and mental health needs, and our aim is to create the best possible outcome for the young people in our care. Our team leaders are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.Get out what you put in Youll be a part of taking care of our young people day to day, making sure things run smoothly and creating lasting
memories. As a team leader you will also make sure that the staff team are supported and the home is operating at our high standards, prepared to step up to deputise for the Registered and Deputy Managers. Were looking for someone able to relate to and build relationships with our young people. Compassionate, emotionally resilient, and supportive, youll also be able to provide the leadership that inspires your colleagues.What we do for you We know youre going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the care sector. With us, youll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people plus youll get:Salary: Base salary of £35,400 - £42,664Bonuses: In addition to your base salary youll do up to 3 sleep ins per months, these are paid at £80 per sleep (approx. £2,880 per year) and Attendance allowance up to £1,400 per year, £2,000 Regional Allowance, £1,500 Responsibility Allowance, £1,000 Welcome Bonus
- on successful completion of probation & £1,000 Loyalty BonusTraining: A full 4-week induction on our Care AcademyHoliday: Youll work hard at WG, so youll be rewarded with 7 weeks holidayProgression: If career development is your thing, most of our team leaders and managers have been promoted from within our group plus you could join our Aspire future managers programmeFlexible benefits package: meaning you can increase/decrease your holiday allowance, pension and life insurance check out our benefitshereWellbeing: a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistanceMedical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discountsMeals provided while youre at workBeautiful working environments with the very best facilities check out our homeshereA recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every timeBring your whole-self to workHere at Witherslack Group, we celebrate
everyones differences as thats what makes us the best at what we do. Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. You dont need experience, but there are a few things well be looking for from you:A can do attitude a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help othersWe genuinely care about our young people (and each other) so honesty and empathy is a mustThe resilience to be able to deal with challenging situationsA full UK driving licence which youve held for at least 12 monthsThis role requires you to have the Level 3 Childrens Residential Care qualificationYoull start life as a Team Leader by joining our Care Academy 4 weeks of off the job training with experienced WG professionals to help you feel confident and ready to support our young people.Join the UKs best special
education and care provider At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. Were committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference- especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, well be there every step of the way.By building a diverse and inclusive team, were better able to