Team Leader

Cambian Group Plc; Steeple Morden; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend payment scheme

Pension after 3 months

Career progression path

Overtime paid 1.25x

Induction course paid

Enhanced DBS paid by Cambian

Job summary

Cambian Group is seeking Residential Team Leaders for its children’s homes in the United Kingdom. You will lead care teams, ensure adherence to Ofsted standards, and foster a supportive, family-like environment for young people.

Shifts include long hours and sleep-ins; you will work on a rota with 2-3 shifts per week and receive 224 hours of paid annual leave. Basic pay is £14.67–£15.49 per hour plus £30 per sleep-in shift.

Qualifications

• Experience in residential care for children/young people.
• Ability to lead by example and supervise staff.
• Flexible, reliable and adaptable to changing needs.
• Comfortable using electronic care records.

Responsibilities

• Meet the needs of children and young people per Ofsted.
• Plan team rotas with the Deputy and home manager.
• Assist in implementing the Statement of Purpose.
• Carry out tasks as directed by management.
• Supervise in the absence of the manager.
• Welcome a diverse culture in the home.
• Create a safe, family environment for children.

Skills

Caring

Compassionate

Team leadership

rota planning

Staff supervision

Calm under pressure

Good listening

Tools

Clearcare

Job description

NO SPONSORSHIP / NO SPONSORSHIP SWAPS AVAILABLE

We are the Cambian Group, one of the largest independent providers of care and education for children and young people. We believe that everybody has a personal best and we strive to show our young people their potential.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in one of our children’s homes for Residential Team Leaders!

We are looking for Team Leaders who are caring and compassionate individuals with the desire to make a positive difference to the lives of our incredible Children & Young people through leading by example to other Children’s & Young person’s Support Workers.

Essential Information

We offer a basic salary of £14.67 - £15.49 per hour
£30 per sleep in shift (an additional £3,120 per annum on the basis of 2 sleep ins per week)
224 hours of paid annual leave per annum
Working on a rota basis - you will receive a monthly rota 4 weeks in advance
2-3 shifts per week meaning excellent work / life balance

This is a 365 day a year job, including Christmas, new year and all the fun holidays but it is even more fun when you celebrate with the children!
The shifts consist of long hours and sleep ins (which are essential) and the hours differ depending on which home you are based in

Job role

• Meeting the needs of the Children and Young People in line with Ofsted regulations
• Planning team rotas to supporting the Deputy and home manager in various meetings and appointments
• Assisting the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager in the implementation of all aspects of the Statement of Purpose
• To carry out all other reasonable tasks as directed by the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager
• To supervise in the absence of the Registered Manager and/or Deputy Manager
• Welcome a diverse culture in the home
• Creating a safe, family environment for the children

Benefits

• Refer a friend payment scheme
• Enrolled on to a work place pension scheme after three months of employment
• Progression within the company. Support Worker - Team Leader - Deputy Manager
• Over time paid at x1.25
• Fully paid 10-day induction course
• Enhanced DBS, paid for by Cambian Group

We are looking for people who are flexible, reliable, adaptable able to read situations to help our young people make positive choices whist proactively supporting colleagues in their development through leading by example.

Are you great at being calm in situations? Offering advice? A good listening ear and have the ability to show unconditional positive regard? Then we want to hear from you!

*New staff must be comfortable using an electronic care recording system on a daily basis to document, monitor, and update children and young people’s records accurately. Experience with Clearcare is an advantage, but not essential, as full training will be provided. However, all staff are expected to confidently use digital systems as part of their day-to-day role.*

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