Team Leader

Sgs-Care-Ltd; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage paid at 55p per mile

Employee benefits programme

Quarterly staff welfare raffle

Blue Light Card

Company vehicle for work

Company pension

Health and wellbeing programme

Free on-site parking

Casual dress

Job summary

SGS-Care-Ltd is seeking a confident Team Leader to support a children's home. You will lead shifts, coordinate duties, and oversee safeguarding, risk and behaviour, ensuring high standards of care for children aged 8-18.

2 on 4 off rotating shifts, with potential evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. The role requires Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or willingness to achieve it), leadership experience in residential settings, and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent, or the willingness to achieve it within regulatory timescales.
• A relevant leadership or management qualification is desirable.
• Experience of working with children or young people in residential care or related settings.
• Previous experience in a senior or shift-leading residential childcare role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead allocated shifts, coordinate duties and deploy staff according to children’s needs and risks.
• Run effective handovers and maintain safeguarding, risk and behaviour oversight.
• Guide staff through incidents and escalate concerns to management when needed.
• Monitor records and incident reports; support key-working and quality assurance.
• Promote children’s education, wellbeing, confidence and independence.

Skills

Safeguarding

Leadership

Staff management

Communication

Risk assessment

Behaviour support

Reliability

Team coordination

Driving licence

Documentation

Education

Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare

Leadership qualification desirable

Willingness to achieve Level 3 Diploma

Job description

Job Title: Team Leader

Location: Chipping, near Preston

Salary: £36,408 per annum

Hourly Rate: £15.25 per hour

Working Hours / Shift Pattern: 2 on 4 off rotating shift pattern, which may include evening, weekend, bank holiday, waking-night and sleep-in duties

Employment Type: Permanent, full-time

Sleep-ins: £54 per sleep

Service: Children's Home

Service Users: Children and young people aged 8-18 with emotional and behavioural needs (EBD)

Qualifications Required:
Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or a recognised equivalent, or the willingness and ability to achieve it within regulatory timescales. A relevant leadership or management qualification is desirable.

Experience Required:
Experience of working with children or young people within residential care, social care, education, youth work or a comparable setting. Previous experience in a senior or shift-leading residential childcare role is desirable.

Who we are looking for:
Our client is looking for a confident, resilient Team Leader to be the consistent and supportive person young people can rely on, while providing leadership, guidance and direction to the team around them.

You will lead allocated shifts, coordinate duties and deploy staff effectively according to children’s needs and risks. You will run effective handovers, maintain an overview of safeguarding, risk and behaviour throughout the shift, guide staff through incidents and challenging situations, and elevate concerns to management appropriately.

You will also monitor the quality of records and incident reports, support key-working, mentor less experienced staff, support audits and quality assurance, and promote children’s education, wellbeing, confidence and independence.

Essential:

• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children


• The ability to build positive, professional relationships with children


• The ability to lead and direct staff and make sound decisions during shifts


• An understanding of safeguarding, risk assessment and behaviour support


• Emotional resilience and the ability to stay calm under pressure


• The ability to recognise when matters need escalating to management


• Good verbal and written communication skills and accurate, timely recording


• The ability to challenge poor practice and give constructive guidance


• The ability to maintain professional boundaries


• Reliability, flexibility, integrity and professional accountability


• Respect for equality, diversity, identity and individual difference


• The ability to work the shift patterns required in a residential children’s home


• A full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards


• Experience of leading shifts in a residential care environment


• Experience of safeguarding and incident management


• Experience of contributing to risk assessments and care planning


• Knowledge of trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches


• Experience of mentoring or supporting staff


• Experience of quality assurance or auditing care records

Who you will be working for:

• Company type/size: A provider of children's homes operating as part of a wider care group

Why this home & company:

• Progression: A structured working pattern and supportive environment to further your career


• Training / qualifications: Paid training, full induction, support to complete the Level 3 Diploma where not already held, and support towards your Level 4 qualification


• Benefits:
  
  
  
  • Mileage paid at 55p per mile after the first 30 miles of the round trip from home to work, paid monthly with payroll
  
  
  • Employee benefits programme including salary sacrifice, retail discounts, financial advice, and GP and counselling hotlines
  
  
  • Quarterly staff welfare raffle with a minimum £3,000 prize pool and 20 prizes, including holidays, spa breaks and cinema vouchers
  
  
  • Blue Light Card
  
  
  • Company vehicle for work purposes
  
  
  • Company pension
  
  
  • Health and wellbeing programme
  
  
  • Free on-site parking
  
  
  • Casual dress
  
  
  
  


• Ethos: Safe, nurturing homes built on stability, encouragement and genuine care, where young people feel secure, valued and understood


• Culture: A family feel where staff are looked after, with the belief that happy staff mean happy children

Appointment is subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS and barred-list check, satisfactory references, verification of employment history, right-to-work checks and qualification checks. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Individuals with only CQC experience and / or who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered.

Sponsorship is not available.