Team Leader – Children's Home

Legacy Estate Homes Ltd; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Meals while working

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Legacy Estate Homes Ltd is seeking an experienced Team Leader to guide a children's home team, ensuring trauma-informed care and high standards for children with complex needs.

You will lead shifts, support staff, and work with management to deliver safe, nurturing care, while overseeing care plans, safeguarding and documentation in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in children’s residential care and leading teams.
• Strong safeguarding and child protection knowledge.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead shifts to ensure smooth day-to-day running of the home and meet children’s needs.
• Support, motivate and mentor Support Workers.
• Assist management in achieving outcomes and regulatory compliance.
• Maintain records, logs and incident reports; participate in meetings and supervision.

Skills

Team leadership

safeguarding knowledge

Communication skills

Mentoring staff

Record-keeping

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

Location: Doncaster
Salary:From £14 P/H
Hours: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent

Lead, Inspire and Make a Lasting Difference

Are you an experienced support worker looking to take the next step in your career? Are you ready to lead others in making a difference to children’s lives everyday, ensuring excellent care is provided?We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate Team Leader to join our Children’s Home, caring for children with complex needs. You will play a key role in providing high quality trauma informed care while providing leadership, guidance, and support to the staff team. This is a rewarding opportunity to help children achieve positive outcomes and fulfil their potential within a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Team Leader you will:

• Build positive, trusting relationships with children, their families, and professionals involved in their life. Liaise effectively with them when needed.
• Lead shifts to ensure the smooth day to day running of the home and that all of the children’s needs are being met including education, health, and positive experiences.
• Support, motivate, and mentor Support Workers
• Help create and maintain a safe nurturing trauma informed environment for children
• Support the implementation of care plans, risk assessments, and behaviour support plans.
• Ensure safeguarding procedures are always followed
• Support with the management of incidents, ensuring follow up actions are completed.
• Assist the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager in achieving the home’s outcomes and maintaining regulatory compliance
• Maintain accurate records, daily logs, and incident reports.
• Participate, and at times lead, in team meetings, training, and supervision sessions.

About You

We are looking for a knowledgeable and experienced individual who provides excellent care to children. You will be dedicated, passionate, and confident in leading others to ensure the children in our care are provided with outstanding levels of care.You will have:

• Experience of working within children’s residential care setting
• A strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection practices
• Excellent communication skills and inter-relational skills
• Leadership skills and abilities
• The ability to support and inspire a team to deliver high standards of care
• A resilience, proactive, and child-focused approach
• The ability to work independently and part of a team
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills
• The ability to work flexibility including evenings, weekends, and sleep-in shifts.
• Integrity and dedication
Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Previous experience supporting children and young people in a residential setting
• Experience of supporting staff teams
• Good knowledge of children’s home regulations and safeguarding
• Full UK driving licence
• Right to work in the UK.

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Medication administration training and experience
• Experience contributing to Ofsted inspections and quality assurance
• Leading shifts and mentoring support workers

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and sleep-in allowance.
• Fully funded comprehension induction
• Training and opportunities to obtain qualifications (including Level 5)
• Career progression and professional development plans
• Supportive management and supervision.
• Experienced and knowledgeable leadership team
• Annual leave entitlement
• Free on-site parking
• Meals while working
• Opportunities for overtime
• This role is entitled to a Blue Light Card

Legacy Estate Homes has a commitment to providing outstanding care to our children and young people. We have a collaborative restorative approach which builds upon our individual strengths and brings us together to achieve excellence.We are passionate about safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and any other pre-employment checks required for working with children in a regulated setting.

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