Assistant Team Leader - Northfield House - 12160_1762854676

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council in the United Kingdom is seeking an Assistant Team Leader to support and supervise the Residential Care Officers. You will ensure that young people have the best support and guidance while fostering an environment of respect and integrity. The ideal candidate will have relevant qualifications and direct experience working with young people in a residential setting. This role offers a salary between £39,129 and £46,023, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Happy to talk flexible working

Qualifications

• Direct experience of working with young people who are looked after.
• Previous experience in a residential setting.
• Ability to meet registration requirements for Scottish Social Services Council.

Responsibilities

• Support and supervise Residential Care Officers.
• Implement and lead departmental developments.
• Involve in service developments outside the house.

Skills

Supervisory skills

Effective communication

Empathy towards young people

Education

Qualifications for Residential Child Care Workers with Supervisory Responsibility

Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council

Job description

Assistant Team Leader

Northfield House

Salary: £39,129 - £46,023

Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks – involves shift work and weekend working

You will work as part of the management team at Northfield House to ensure young people have the best support, care and guidance, linked to the aspirations contained within the Promise, to reach their full potential.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a leadership team committed to supporting young people. You will have a lead role in supporting and supervising Residential Care Officers as they work with the young people who call Northfield their home.

We are committed to the Promise and Edinburgh's Promise is supported by a plan which is underpinned by five fundamentals: what matters to children and families, listening, poverty, children's rights and language. Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility are the foundation for driving positive change in our workplace and support our way of working.

You will support the Team Leader to implement and lead departmental developments within Northfield. You will have the opportunity to be involved in service developments out with the house.

The Team Leader will provide you with ongoing support and supervision which focuses on practice and personal development goals.

Experience required

• Hold appropriate qualifications for "Residential Child Care Workers with Supervisory Responsibility" as laid down by the Scottish Social Services Council.
• Appropriate registration for the position with the Scottish Social Services Council (if not currently held, this must be achieved within the timescales laid out by the SSSC).
• Direct experience of working with young people who are looked after.
• Previous experience of working with young people in a residential setting.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an overseas criminal record check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. A conditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience and backgrounds brings to our organisation.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we are bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we are changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

Happy to talk flexible working.