Day Shift Team Leader - Children's Residential Home

SuperCare Residential; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A residential care provider in Eastbourne is seeking a Day Team Leader to support young people with severe learning disabilities. The role involves leading shifts, providing personal care, and using communication supports like PECS and Makaton. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in SEN or residential care and a Level 3 Diploma in Children's Care. This is a fulfilling position where compassion and structure are key.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in SEN, residential care, or learning disability support.
• Skilled in autism support, ADHD, and managing challenging behaviour.
• Organised, dependable, and able to maintain calm in challenging situations.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and ensure care plans are followed consistently.
• Provide personal care and support with medications while maintaining dignity.
• Act as a bridge between staff, families, and external professionals.

Skills

Experience in SEN

Autism support

Calm under pressure

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Children's Care

Job description

Overview

You\'ll be leading a shift supporting young people with severe to profound learning disabilities. You will lead shifts, ensuring routines and care plans are followed with consistency, provide personal care and support with medication while maintaining dignity, and guide staff in responding calmly to behaviours such as spitting, biting, or smearing. You will use communication supports like PECS, Makaton, and visual timetables to reduce anxiety and build trust. You will act as a bridge between staff, families, schools, and external professionals, making sure children\'s needs are understood and met. You will also encourage reflection and resilience in the team, keeping morale strong even on challenging days.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts, ensuring routines and care plans are followed with consistency.
• Provide personal care and support with medication, always maintaining dignity.
• Guide staff in responding calmly to behaviours such as spitting, biting, or smearing.
• Use communication supports like PECS, Makaton, and visual timetables to reduce anxiety and build trust.
• Act as a bridge between staff, families, schools, and external professionals, making sure children\'s needs are understood and met.
• Encourage reflection and resilience in the team, keeping morale strong even on challenging days.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in SEN, residential care, or learning disability support.
• Level 3 Diploma in Children\'s Care (or equivalent).
• Skilled in autism support, ADHD, and managing challenging behaviour.
• A reflective leader who can stay calm under pressure and encourage others to do the same.
• Organised, dependable, and full of heart. The young people in this home are incredibly active, with some adults crossing 20,000+ steps per day supporting them, so active people are always welcome.

About the role

A Day Team Leader at SuperCare provides both structure and compassion in a home where children live with autism, ADHD, severe learning disabilities, and complex communication needs. The children here thrive when their routines are clear, their communication is understood, and the adults around them stay calm and consistent. You\'ll be the one who helps hold the day together, guiding staff through challenges and celebrating small but important victories with the children. Every day you\'ll strike a balance between being hands-on with care and stepping back to ensure the team is confident and aligned. You\'ll be the point of stability others look to when things feel difficult, and the children will know you as someone who listens, cares, and always shows up. This home has proudly achieved \"Good\" in its first Ofsted rating and is working towards \"Outstanding\"!