Team Leader

Dev; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A care organization is seeking a Children's Residential Team Leader in Staffordshire to lead a team supporting vulnerable children aged 7-18 with emotional and mental health difficulties. Ideal candidates have a Level 4 qualification in a relevant field, experience in leading teams, and a passion for making a difference in children's lives. This role offers a full-time, permanent position with competitive salary and benefits, including wellbeing support and funded qualifications.

Benefits

Funded qualifications

Mental health support services

Pension scheme

Annual leave entitlement

Discount options through benefits platform

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable children aged 7-18 with SEMH difficulties.
• Ability to design and monitor care and education plans.
• Strong understanding of the challenges faced by care recipients.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to provide individual support for children.
• Implement and monitor care plans to meet individual needs.
• Create a positive environment for personal growth.

Skills

Leading and motivating teams

Effective training skills

Effective 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

How would you like to be paid for 100% of your contractual hours, but only work 80%?

Job Title: Children’s Residential Team Leader

Salary: £28,593.60 per annum (inclusive of sleep in allowance, based on 8 sleep ins per month)

Location: Staffordshire

Contract: Full Time; Permanent

Essential: A full driving licence, and the Right to Work in the UK

Are you looking for a challenging, yet rewarding career where you can support children and young people to reach their full potential and gain independent lives?

If so, look no further!

Your wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance.

We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Acorn Education & Care are recruiting Children’s Residential Team Leaders to join our teams within the Staffordshire area. Your empathy and warmth will enable you to support vulnerable children aged 7-18 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). This means that the Children we care for may have experienced challenging or traumatic upbringings and may have difficulties with anxiety, mental health or in some cases self-harm.

There are a total of 4 residential homes in the Staffordshire region, based in Stone, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stoke-on-Trent and Stretton, and are all withing commuting distance from Stafford, Newcastle-under-Lyme and surrounding towns and villages.

The Role

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.

Key Skills Required

• Currently hold a Level 4 Apprenticeship for Children, Young People and Families or NVQ equivalent
• Experience of leading and motivating teams
• Ability to effectively train individuals and groups

Who we are looking for

• People with a big heart and passion to make a difference to the residents’ lives
• Understanding that the people we care for can be challenging
• Be patient, resilient and calming
• Willingness to learn about the people we support.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written

What we can offer

• Funded qualifications
• Annual Leave Entitlement equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year (with options to purchase more)
• 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
  • Click the apply button below NOW! Or call 01204 558 055 for more information!

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, more time for you!

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.