Shift Leader

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a newly established family home as a Shift Leader in Wolverhampton, where you'll provide essential support to young people dealing with early childhood trauma. This role combines leadership and practical care in a nurturing environment with a focus on safeguarding and making meaningful changes in the lives of children.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Sleep in payments of £32.94

Good training and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Annual leave entitlement of 26 days increasing to 31 after 5 years

Pension scheme options

Sick pay

Access to employee assistance and local authority discounts

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a residential setting within the last 5 years.
• 1 year's experience supervising staff in a care profession.
• Sound knowledge of Children’s Home regulations.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people emotionally and practically.
• Safeguard children and young people and implement care plans.
• Supervise staff to ensure quality of care.

Skills

Child focused

Caring

Teamwork

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent

Job description

Shift Leader - Family Home

Salary - £35,235 - £39,513 (Grade 6)

Contract type - Full Time, permanent post

Looking for a new opportunity?

Would you like to be part of a team where children come first?

If so, this is the role for you!!

We are looking for a responsible, caring and nurturing person to join our team as a Shift Leader.You will work with a newly established team to provide outstanding care to two Wolverhampton young people who have experienced early childhood trauma in our residential home. Within this role, you will support our children and young people emotionally and practically, making sure that they are safe and healthy.

The City of Wolverhampton Council are at the start of an exciting journey with the opening of two new family homes. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in Social Care. You will work as part of a new and innovative team who are committed to supporting children and young people in care to lead happy and healthy lives. The work is challenging but it is also rewarding as you can support children and young people to make meaningful changes in their lives. You will be working in a setting with a strong safeguarding culture where trauma informed practice is embedded, which means our children and young people feel valued and listened to. We want our children and young people in care to experience the feeling of living in a safe, loving, and fun family home. It is varied work, and no day is ever the same.

You will work alongside the other shift leaders and the management team to safeguard children and young people and receive day-to-day care which meets their health, education, social, psychological, and emotional needs. The Shift Leader will help with the day to day running of the home, the monitoring of the quality of care and the supervision of staff to ensure children and young people’s care plans are being implemented and our children and young people are achieving positive outcomes.

You will need to have at least 2 years’ experience of working in a residential setting within the last 5 years, and 1 years’ experience of supervising staff in a care profession. Sound knowledge of Children’s Home regulations will be essential. The postholder will need to have a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).

Who we are:

We are a new, trauma informed practice home with a lot of innovative, new and exciting ideas!

The City of Wolverhampton Council is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Local Authority with ‘Outstanding’ Leadership and Management.This means that you can expect to receive outstanding support as you begin your career development and journey with us.

Our ‘family home’ provides care and support to up to two children and young people.We work as part of a team, along with Social Workers and professionals, wrapped around children and young people, providing care and support to those children and young people who have experienced adversity.

You will be:

• Willing to work as part of a team; working in a supportive and holistic way to support young people to achieve good outcomes.
• Willing and able to work shifts and sleep in shifts.
• Child focused and passionate about making a difference to children and young people’s lives.
• Understanding of the challenges of the role but committed to providing good quality care in line with the relevant legislation.
• Flexible and able to work weekends, evenings, bank holidays and sleep in on a rota basis to provide continuity of care to our children and young people.
• Qualified and hold an NVQ 3 Diploma in residential childcare (QCF) or equivalent.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary.
• Sleep in payments of £32.94.
• Good training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A generous annual leave entitlement of 26 days increasing to 31 days after 5 years.
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions.
• Sick pay and other local authority benefits such as WV Active membership benefits.
• Access to employee assistance and other local authority discounts.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Jesika Ryan, Specialist Service Manager via [e-mail]

Formal panel interviews will take place on week commencing 28th July 2025 (interviews will be held in person)

Children's panel interviews will take place on Friday 25th July 2025 (in person)

For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Our working arrangements

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style.Some roles are agile which enable and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocation where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.

For more information about working for our organisation including the culture of the Council, the Council plan and vision, staff equality forums, core HR policies and much more please click here.

Diversity

We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve.We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality.Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.

Our status as a Disability Confident Employer showcases our commitment to people with disabilities or health conditions, advocating for their opportunities and potential.We've received the Stonewall Silver Award, emphasising our dedication to the LGBT+ community by nurturing an inspiring, inclusive, and equal workplace. As of March 2023, the RACE Code Quality Mark signifies our active engagement with racial equality.These recognitions validate our continuous efforts towards fostering an inclusive work environment that respects and values our diverse employees.

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post.

We encourage, inspire and value an inclusive culture here at the council where employees can flourish, thrive and be themselves. We have four staff equality forums for employees to join. These help to ensure our employees have a voice, they feel empowered to speak up and where everyone is treated with respect - Learn more about the staff equality forums here

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders

We are committed to the fair treatment of all our employees, potential employees, or users of our service regardless of offending background.The Council uses the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for any vacancies that require a DBS check to obtain information about applicants to assess their suitability for employment in positions of trust. We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here

Employment Information & Support

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Attached documents
Job Description and Person Specification