Team Leader

Dev; Maer; On-site; GBP 23,400 - 28,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted gym memberships

Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks

Flexible Benefits Platform with various options

Job summary

A leading care organization in Maer, England, is seeking a Team Leader for a Children’s Residential Home. As part of a dedicated team, you will lead Support Workers in providing care for children aged 7-18. The position offers a salary of £26,000 per annum alongside extensive benefits, including funded qualifications and mental health support. A Level 4 Apprenticeship or equivalent is required, along with a valid UK driving license. Join us to help shape incredible futures for young people!

Qualifications

• Hold a Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children, Young People and Families or NVQ equivalent.
• Have a Full and valid UK Driving Licence.
• Access to a car.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Support Workers caring for children and young people.
• Design and implement care and education plans.
• Ensure safety, comfort, and health of children in care.

Skills

Caring for children and young people

Leadership

Safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children, Young People and Families or NVQ equivalent

Job description

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Company Name: Colten Care

Job Description

Everyone deserves an incredible future!

Become a Children’s Residential Team Leader with Acorn Education & Care and start working towards yours.

Salary: £26,000.00 per annum

Contract: Full Time; Permanent

Acorn Education & Care are a values-driven organisation that strives to put both our employees and residents first. We provide continuous professional development to take your career further, alongside fully accredited courses to support your development.

Your wellbeing matters to us, and therefore we offer discounted gym memberships, Our Employees Reward Hub that offers great rewards such as discount vouchers, we offer Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per annum, plus our “Moment in Time” that allows additional days leave for a special day in your life, whether this be an anniversary, Birthday, Child’s first day at school or simply just a day to relax!

Benefits: we want our residents to have the best care possible, and therefore strive to look after our employees to make this possible. You’ll get an exceptional reward package that includes:

• Funded qualifications
• £26,000.00 per annum
• Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And market leading benefits offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform Vista that enable you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

Plus, outstanding development and support starting with our award-winning induction programme, to supporting you with specialist qualifications and best in class management development and hi potential programmes, so you can flourish and develop your full potential.

About the Home:

The Moorlands is a 4-bed registered Children’s Home. We support Children and Young People from the ages of7-18 build incredible futures by assessing their needs over a 12-week period, developing their life skills, personal interests and provide them with further opportunities and placements into a more permanent home.

This home is based in Maer, Newcastle-under-Lyme and is within commuting distance from Stoke on Trent, Stafford, Whitchurch and surrounding towns and villages.

The Role:

We are looking for a caring, responsible, experienced Team Leader to join our fantastic team at The Moorlands.

As Team Leader, you will lead a team of Support Workers who care for our children and young people in their daily lives, ensuring they are safe, comfortable, and healthy.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career in care, working as part of a team committed to helping children with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure and you will be working in a setting where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where children and young people are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.

Our Team Leaders carry out an essential and varied role, leading a team to provide the individual, bespoke, support required by the children and young people in our care. You will design, implement, and monitor the care and education plans to meet the individual needs of our children and young people, ensuring that key life and independent skills are achieved in the enriching and positive environment we strive to create.

If this sounds like you, please apply below or give us a call on 01204 558 055.

Being exceptional is just a call away.

What we need from you:

• Currently hold a Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children, Young People and Families or NVQ equivalent
• Full and valid UK Driving Licence
• Access to a car
• Right to Work in the UK
• Passionate about caring for children and young people, and to support them to reach their full potential

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS