Team Leader

Caretech; Nog Tow; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 Days Holiday incl. Bank Holidays

Company Pension

Simply Health (Linked to Service)

Days out and Activity days

Job summary

Cambian Group is seeking a Senior Team Leader to oversee shifts and support the care team for young people aged 8–18. You will deputise for the Registered Manager, drive service delivery, and model positive parenting skills while ensuring safety protocols. A full UK driving licence and safeguarding awareness are essential.

You will contribute to activity planning, case recording, and collaboration with the on-site team to deliver consistent, high-quality care across the service.

Qualifications

• Empathy and caring approach to support young people.
• Ability to work with young people with behavioural/emotional needs.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts and deputise for the Registered Manager.
• Ensure the team completes mandatory training and supports development.
• Maintain accurate written records and care plans for monitoring.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Resilience

Positive parenting skills

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Cambian employees are friendly, supportive and all focused on achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved with our service we are looking for Senior Team Leaders to be a part of our

New Openings to build a stable and welcoming environment where our young people are central to everything we do. As the new Senior Team Leader, you will be emotionally strong and driven to make a difference day to day. Most importantly, you will get to really understand our children and their backgrounds, making sure that their needs are at the centre of everything we do. You will be approachable and detail focused, ensuring that our children's safety is assured at all times, and that all protocols and regulations are fully adhered to. Do you have what it takes to encourage and help our children to live independently and guide and teach them with your own life experiences? To do this we believe you will need empathy, compassion, resilience and positive parenting skills. The working day can be very unpredictable and you could find yourself spending the entire morning Organising activities and the afternoon providing 1:1 support. Cambian employees are friendly, supportive and all focused on achieving the best outcomes for everyone involved with our brand. We are looking for enthusiastic, energetic, flexible and caring people to join our team across the region to continue improving the lives of the young people within our care. As a Senior Team Leader, you will be involved in all aspects of their everyday lives and the positive impact you will have is immeasurable. Training and Development Plans to meet your individual needs including NVQs and Career progression opportunities 28 Days Holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays and rising with service Additional; Overtime/On-Call/Sleep-in/Disturbance Rates Casual Dress Code Company Pension Simply Health (Linked to Service) Days out and Activity days off site We have our very own Management Development Programme to take those interested from Support Worker to Registered Manager and beyond Shift Pattern: 16>24 Hour (including Sleep-in) on a one on two off or two on four off basis. The young people in our care range between the ages of 8-18 years of age and have a range of behavioural and emotional needs. Of-course - no day is the same here at the Cambian Group, however here is what a day in the life of one of our Senior Team Leader could look like: Leading shifts and deputising for the Registered Manager where required Ensuring that our incredible team of Residential Care Workers are up to date with all mandatory learning and assisting with their individual development Communicating with the on-site team and raising awareness with regards to individual care plans and their implementation Maintaining accurate written records in logs, continuation sheets and files both to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place Contributing to team and staff meetings to facilitate good communication and staff development Providing support and care to the young people within our services Encouraging our young people in their preparation to re-enter education or to engage in their current schooling Traveling with our young people to and from School or College Preparing food at meal times and maintaining the home (cleaning, laundry etc.) throughout the day to ensure a wonderful environment for the young people in our care Organising and facilitating social activities Within this service, we support young people of mixed age and gender and continually have incredible successes. The young people we support are very well adjusted to school and are achieving great marks and participating in a number of activities.

Must hold a full UK driving licence Must have the desire to earn a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent Children & Younger Peoples workforce 12 months experience working in a Residential setting is highly desirable but we do also encourage applications from those at the start of their journey

You will join a strong, supportive team in helping young people with complex needs. It's challenging yet highly rewarding work where the little things you do every day will have life-changing results. Whether helping someone to achieve their personal potential or growing our reputation as provider of the best quality behavioural health services in the UK. Requirements for DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible due to the nature of these important checks it may extend the processing time. About the Cambian Group We are one of the largest providers of specialist education and behavioural health services for children in the UK. Although our work embraces many specialist disciplines, we all have the same purpose: To enable all people in our care to achieve their personal best. We provide services to almost 2,000 children and young people across 224 locations. We work with the majority of local authorities in England and Wales and employ more than 3,800 people. Requirements for DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. The Cambian Group are an equal opportunities employer