Team Leader - Children's Home - South West London

St Christophers; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity for children in London seeks a Team Leader to manage the home and support young people aged 12-17. The role includes sharing leadership responsibilities and ensuring high standards of care. Ideal candidates will have experience in a residential setting and strong communication skills. Benefits include a starting salary of £30,784, 25 days holiday, and industry-leading training opportunities.

Benefits

Starting salary £30,784

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Industry-leading training programme

Contributory pension scheme

Employee assistance programme

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discount shopping scheme

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• One year’s experience working at a level of responsibility with children and young people in a residential setting.
• Understanding of the regulatory framework for residential services for children.
• Minimum age requirement of 21 years for roles working directly with children.

Responsibilities

• Manage the home and provide support for challenging young people.
• Lead the team and develop staff by modeling professionalism.
• Engage in daily activities with young people.

Skills

Leadership responsibilities

Excellent communication

Team-working skills

Building relationships with young people

Education

Desirable professional qualification (CQSW, DipSW, NVQ3)

Willingness to undertake Diploma Level 3 for Residential Childcare

Job description

As Team Leader, you will be directly involved in managing the home and providing positive support for challenging young people aged 12-17. Whether shift‑leading or joining in with daily activities, you will also share in the leadership of the team, helping to develop staff by modelling high standards of professionalism.

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

Requirements

• Desirable professional qualification (CQSW, DipSW, NVQ3), or willingness to undertake Diploma Level 3 for Residential Childcare.
• One year’s experience working at a level of responsibility with children and young people in a residential setting.
• An understanding of the regulatory framework relating to the provision of residential services for children and young people.
• Good understanding of the needs and risks regarding children in care.
• Experience of taking on leadership responsibilities in a teamwork setting.
• Ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people, maintaining at all times high personal and professional standards.
• Excellent communication and team‑working skills.
• Minimum age requirement of 21 years for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi‑independent Homes.

Benefits

• Starting salary £30,784 per annum.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years' service, plus Bank Holidays, pro‑rata.
• Industry‑leading training programme including access to Level 3 qualifications, children’s rights and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
• UK Life Assurance (Death in service) to the value of 3 times your annual salary.
• BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Cycle-to-work scheme.
• Bluelight card; discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programmes.
• Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

About St Christopher's Fellowship

St Christopher's Fellowship is a leading charity for children and young people, providing fostering, children's homes and leaving care services across the UK and Isle of Man. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

Recruitment Process

We are committed to safeguarding all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements. Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.