Team Leader - Children's Residential Care

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Team Leader - Children's Residential Care

Location: Newark
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Type: Full time, 40 hours
Salary: £31,925 to £36,725 per annum

This is a really varied role where no day is ever the same. Of course, you will work towards achieving the desired outcomes for young people and children in the homes. But you will also support the Home Management to achieve and maintain an OFSTED rating of good or outstanding. You will ensure the day to day management and oversight of all areas of the homes’ operations utilising quality assurance framework.

You will also ensure the home adheres to our in-house therapeutic model by provide support and direction to the staff working in the residential care environment to ensure appropriate and effective staffing at all times.

You will ideally already hold your level 4 diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce but if needed, we are happy to support you achieve this qualification but also hope you will go on to undertake your level 5 in Leadership and Management. We will also put you through our in-house Therapeutic training provided by our Clinical Team. As part of our mandatory training, you will be given training in safeguarding, first aid, food hygiene, GDPR and health & safety amongst a few to ensure you have the solid grounding to start your career with us.

We are looking to see that you have worked, within the last 2 years, within a position relevant to the residential care of children, working with children who have experienced significant trauma in their life to support and manage challenging and complex situations. You will also have at least one years’ supervisory or management experience, ideally gained in a residential setting.
Our salaries are a minimum of £31,925 plus sleeps in which are paid at £80 each. Based on an average of 5 sleep-in's per month, you can earn an additional £4,800. We also pay an annual performance related bonus based on objectives connected to the positive outcomes for the children and the home.

If you are looking to work for a not-for-profit organisation who cares about you and your wellbeing, YMCA Robin Hood Group prides itself on the package of wellbeing we provide to support all our employees.

At YMCA Robin Hood Group, you will have many additional benefits, including but not limited to:

Higher than market-average starting salaries for Residential Care
Objective based personal bonus to reward your individual contribution to a child's wellbeing and development.
Full therapeutic training and comprehensive induction plan
 Comprehensive well-being package
 23 day annual leave increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!
 Flexible bank holidays to take to celebrate the cultural and religious events important to you
 Private medical and dental cashback scheme
 Westfield Rewards for high street discounts
 Regular ongoing inhouse training
 External training to support Level 4 & 5 Residential Care Diploma
 Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme
 Workplace pension
 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service
 Pastoral support
 Cycle to Work Scheme
 Excellent opportunities for development and progression in an exciting expanding organisation
 £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group
 Reduced school holiday childcare costs at YMCA Camp Williams
 10% off in our hospitality venues
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.

YMCA Robin Hood Group promotes a therapeutic environment in which children can recover and we acknowledge the voice of child trauma survivors in our children’s homes.
We are recruiting for our established Newark home; take a tour of our homes by clicking here:

As a Team Leader in our service, you will play an integral part of the management of the home with regard to the physical, emotional and safety needs of children and young people to ensure they are protected, safeguarded, and promoted at all times.

Working a 3 week rotating shift pattern, averaging 40 hours per week, you will generally work 2-3 shifts per week which will include working days, evenings, nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays. You will also complete “sleep-ins” at the Home on average 1-2 times per week.
If you have worked in children’s residential care before and are ready for the next step up in your career as well as way to make a real difference to the life of a child in care, this is a wonderful opportunity!

You may also have experience in the following: Lead Support Worker, Residential Care Worker Team Leader, Residential Support Worker, Residential Care Staff, Senior Support Worker, Corporate Parent, Young People, Children and Adolescents Mental health Services, CAMH’s Units, Senior Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Health & Social Care, etc

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