This Team Leader role, is supporting Children within a Residential Service, offers a starting salary of £32,120 (salary based on qualifying competency based criteria) , plus Sleep In paid at £62.55 per Sleep (approx. 1 per week) and the opportunity to increase earnings through overtime. In addition, there is a superb Benefits package including:

• Funded DBS
• Private Health Plan
• Death in Service, 2x Salary
• Contributory Pensions Scheme
• Blue light retail discount care
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Broad training and development
• Emergency days scheme
• Performance management programme to support progression
• Annual pay review
• Refer a friend scheme
• Annual superstar scheme
• Additional annual leave after 2 and 5 years’ service

The Role

As a Team Leader at our 4 bed Children’s residential service in the heart of a residential community, you will be caring for children with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities, and may also have diagnosis of EBD, Autism, ADHD, sensory impairment, and associated behavioural challenges and/or complex care needs

Children accommodated may also be experiencing mental health, self-harming and are socially and emotionally delayed, through neglect and harm.

As a Team Leader, you will assist the management team in maintaining a safe and enabling environment that provides positive experiences to children and young people. This is a hands’ on, shift based role. You will be leading the shift and supervising staff whilst still providing direct support to the young people in your care.

This is a full time, shift based role working 40 hrs per week and will include working at weekends and doing aprox 1 Sleep in shift per week.

Duties

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Qualifications / Experience

Successful candidates will need to have:

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (Social Care Pathway)
• Ideally you will also have experience of working with children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities, Autism, ADHD, sensory impairment, and associated behavioural challenges and/or complex care needs, however we will consider candidates from EBD residential settings also.

Skills/Abilities

We would love to welcome you to join our team if you possess the following:

• The ability to communicate on various levels
• Working knowledge of, following, and working to Care Plans
• Experience of Conflict Management and dealing with difficult situations
• The ability to work effectively during high pressured situations
• You will be a supportive team player
• You will be Caring and approachable
• Patient and welcoming
• Creative, Helpful and Reliable

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Additional Annual Leave Days after 2 and 5 years of service.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme.
• Emergency Days Scheme.
• Funded DBS and Renewals.
• Life Assurance - Death in Service, 2x salary.
• Private Health Cash Back Plan.
• 24/7 Online GP, Scans, Physio, Counselling and more.
• 24 Hr Advice and Information Line and Well-being App.
• Retail Discounts and Cash Back Scheme.
• Gym Discounts.
• Blue Light Discount Card.
• Utilities Comparison Service.
• Contributory Pension.
• Performance Management Programme and Annual Review to support progression.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities.
• Refer a Friend Reward Scheme.
• Annual Superstar Awards.
• Counselling Line through the Care Workers Charity