Team Leader | Children’s Residential Home

Location: Chipping, Preston

Salary: £34,496.00 per year

Hours: Full-time

Shifts: 2 on, 4 off rotating shift pattern

Shift Times: As required by the service

Please note: We do not hold licences to support overseas candidates. You must have experience working with children or young people within residential care, social care, education, youth work or a comparable setting.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader to join a children’s residential home located in Chipping, near Preston, supporting children and young people aged 8 to 18 with emotional and behavioural needs.

This role is suitable for candidates commuting from Chipping, Preston, Longridge, Clitheroe, Garstang, Blackburn and surrounding areas.

As an experienced Team Leader, you will be responsible for supporting the safe and effective day to day running of the home, while providing child centred care and leading, guiding and supporting the wider residential care team.

You will coordinate shifts, allocate duties and ensure staff are deployed effectively according to the needs and risks of the children. You will also support staff to follow individual care plans, risk assessments, safeguarding procedures and behaviour support strategies.

The role will involve maintaining an overview of safeguarding, risk and behaviour throughout each shift, ensuring concerns are appropriately addressed and escalated where required. You will also support with incidents, shift handovers, staff records, quality assurance and the ongoing development of the team.

You will build positive and professionally appropriate relationships with children and young people, ensuring their wishes and feelings are listened to and supporting them with routines, appointments, education, activities, independence and emotional wellbeing.

You will work closely with managers, colleagues, families, social workers, education providers and other professionals to ensure children receive consistent and high quality support.

Requirements:

• A positive, caring and compassionate approach to supporting children and young people.
• Ability to build positive and professional relationships with children and young people.
• Ability to provide leadership, guidance and direction to staff.
• Confidence taking responsibility and making appropriate decisions during shifts.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and behaviour support.
• Ability to remain calm and professional when working under pressure.
• Ability to recognise when concerns need to be escalated to management.
• Ability to follow and promote compliance with policies, procedures, care plans and risk assessments.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate and professional records.
• Ability to provide constructive guidance and challenge poor practice appropriately.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a wider team.
• A motivated, flexible and proactive approach to work.
• QCF Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or recognised equivalent, or willingness and ability to achieve the qualification within the required regulatory timescales.
• Relevant leadership or management qualification is desirable.
• Experience working with children or young people within residential care, social care, education, youth work or a comparable setting.
• Previous senior or shift leading residential childcare experience is desirable.
• Knowledge of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards is desirable.
• Experience of safeguarding, incident management, risk assessments or care planning is desirable.
• Experience mentoring or supporting staff is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence, as driving is required by the service.
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK without s p o n s o r s h i p .

Benefits:

• £15.25 per hour.
• £54 sleep-in rate.
• Equivalent annual salary of £34,496.00.
• 2 on, 4 off structured working pattern.
• Support towards achieving a Level 4 qualification.
• Company vehicle for work purposes.
• Blue Light Card with discounts across major brands.
• Mintago / BrightHR Employee Benefits Programme, including salary sacrifice, retail discounts, financial advice, GP and counselling helplines.
• Quarterly employee welfare raffle, with prizes including holidays, spa breaks and cinema vouchers.
• Minimum £3,000 raffle prize pool with 20 prizes.
• Travel contribution, with the first 30 miles of the round trip from home to work covered by the employee and subsequent miles paid by the company at 55p per mile.
• Company pension.
• Free parking.
• Health and wellbeing programme.
• Paid training.
• Supportive working environment with opportunities for career development.

How to Apply:

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you!

Call: 02380 118 226

SNG Healthcare are advertising this role on behalf of our client. Please send your CV today, all applications will be reviewed within 24 hours, and you will receive a response from Maisie McDonnell.

Keywords:

TEAM LEADER / CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL / RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE / CHILDREN’S HOME / EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL NEEDS / CHILDREN’S CARE JOBS / HEALTHCARE JOBS