Details:
- Salary: £34,496 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: North West Lancashire Clitheroe
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Team Leader (Children's Home)
Location: Chipping, Preston
Salary: £34,496.00 per annum inclusive of sleep in rate
Shifts: 2 on 4 off
If you're looking for work that actually matters, this is it. Our Client is hiring a Team Leader for a children and young people's home, where you'll lead shifts, support a dedicated team, and help create stability, safety and genuinely positive moments for young people aged 8-18.
What you'll be doing:
Lead allocated shifts and help ensure the home runs safely and effectively day to day
Deliver high-quality, child-centred care in line with individual care plans, risk assessments and assessed needs
Provide day-to-day leadership to Residential Support Workers-coordinating duties and deploying staffing according to children's needs and identified risks
Maintain oversight of safeguarding, risk and behaviour during your shift, escalating concerns appropriately
Support routines, appointments, education, activities and other positive opportunities
Guide staff through incidents, challenging situations and changes in children's circumstances
Monitor the quality and completion of staff records, incident reports and other required documentation
Run effective shift handovers so key information is communicated clearly
Promote positive behaviour, independence, confidence and emotional wellbeing
Build trusting, professionally appropriate relationships and ensure young people's wishes and feelings are listened to
Mentor new and less experienced staff with constructive feedback
What you'll bring:
Experience of working with children or young people within residential care, social care, education, youth work or a comparable setting
A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting children's welfare
The ability to provide leadership and direction with confidence-making appropriate decisions during shifts
A solid understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and behaviour support
Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure
Clear verbal and written communication skills and the confidence to maintain accurate records
Ability to recognise when matters need escalation to management
Professional boundaries, reliability, flexibility, integrity and accountability
Willingness to work the shift patterns required
Additional information:
Hourly rate: £15.25 per hour, sleep rate £54 (equivalent to £34,496.00 per annum)
2 on 4 off rotating shift pattern
Support towards a Level 4 qualification; structured working pattern and supportive environment
Enhanced safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS and relevant barred list checks
Full UK driving license is essential
Further Benefits:
Cost of first 30 miles of the round trip from home to place of work covered by staff member, each subsequent mile paid by company at 55p per mile. Payable monthly alongside payroll
Employee Benefits Programme inc salary sacrifice, retail discounts, financial advice, GP and counselling hot lines
Employee Quarterly welfare raffle with prizes such as holidays, spa breaks, and cinema vouchers, minimum prize pool of £3k & 20 prizes
Support towards your Level 4 qualification
Blue Light Card offering discounts on big brands
Structured working pattern, supportive environment to further your career
Company vehicle for work purposes
Ready to make a real difference?
Apply today and start your journey