62 Childcare jobs in Burnley

We are looking to recruit a Team Leader to assist our team supporting children and young people in a residential home setting where a genuine family feel environment is always our goal. This role requires long day shifts with the ability to do sleep-ins at the home overnight. A UK Manual Driving Licence is essential as is a minimum of 2 years supporting young people within residential support. What is the role? Your role as Team Leader is to assist and support the managers where needed, ensuring the smooth running of the shift, assigning specific tasks to support workers and monitoring their completion. You will support our children to maintain and develop relationships with friends and family, encourage them to integrate with the local community by attending clubs and leisure activities and to support the children in all aspects of their daily living. You will safeguard vulnerable children and report any suspicion or evidence of harm. When the children are not in the service you will undertake light housekeeping and maintain standards of hygiene within the home ensuring your team perform their duties to the highest standards. We are ready and waiting to welcome you to a friendly and supportive team. All you need to do is bring the enthusiasm to help support our service users and to take pride in being part of the family.

• Level 3 in Children's Residential Care
• Minimum of 2 Years working in a residential setting
• Experience of leading a team preferred
• Full UK Driving Licence (manual, not automatic)
• Able to work long days and complete sleep-ins
• Confidence to ensure your team performs well and are themselves supported by you
  
  Positive - pleasant and approachable
Empowering - others to become stronger and more confident in controlling their lives Person Centred - allowing our children to explore & utilise their own strengths Innovative - by using or introducing new engagement methods and ideas Rewards and Benefits
• Competitive salaries including enhanced rates for qualified applicants
• Industry leading Sleep-In rates
• £500 Welcome Bonus - once you pass probation period of 6 months
• £1000 Refer A Friend reward - £250 when they start and £750 when they pass their probation
• 2 week mandatory paid induction/training programme
• Ongoing training & development
• Free DBS check
• Free on-site parking
• Free meals on shift
• Pension scheme
• Employee recognition schemes
• CareTech Foundation- Opportunity to apply for family & friend's grants
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the young people we support. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and Regulated Activity, which will include a check against the barred children's list.