Team Leader – Children’s Residential Care – Starting from £33,325

Progress Care Solutions; Aldridge; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care service in Aldridge is seeking a Team Leader to oversee a residential care setting supporting children with diverse needs. This role involves supervising staff and direct care while ensuring compliance with regulations. The starting salary is competitive, with opportunities for training, additional earnings through overtime, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Funded DBS and renewals

Private health cashback plan

Online GP and counselling services

Death in service benefit

Contributory pension

Annual leave purchase scheme

Broad training and development

Performance management programme

Qualifications

• At least two years’ experience within a residential setting.
• Drive a full and valid driving licence.
• Experience of supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and enabling environment for children.
• Lead shifts and supervise staff while providing direct support.
• Work shift-based full-time including weekends with one sleep-in shift.

Skills

Self-motivated

Good people skills

Ability to work effectively during high-pressure situations

Education

Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) or equivalent

Tools

Competent in IT

Job description

Fostering is my way of making a positive difference in the world. If you can offer a child a home and the support they need at a difficult time in their life, then you must get involved.

Team Leader – Children’s Residential Care – Starting from £33,325

As a Team Leader at our 6‑bedded Children’s residential service in the heart of a residential community in Aldridge, you will be caring for children and young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or physical disabilities, and may also have diagnoses of EBD, Autism, ADHD, sensory impairment, and associated behavioural challenges and/or complex care needs.

Children accommodated may also be experiencing mental health, self‑harm, and are socially and emotionally delayed due to neglect and harm.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the management team in maintaining a safe and enabling environment that provides positive experiences to children and young people.
• Lead shifts and supervise staff whilst still providing direct support to the young people in your care.
• Work shift‑based full‑time (40 hrs per week), including weekends and approximately one sleep‑in shift per week.
• Maintain compliance with children’s homes regulations and care plans.

Qualifications (Required)

• Level 3 NVQ/Diploma in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) or equivalent in Children’s Residential Care.
• At least two (2) years’ experience within a residential setting.
• Drive a full and valid driving licence (if transporting children to and from school/community).
• Experience of supervising staff and competent in IT.

Experience and Skills

• Strong values, self‑motivated, good people skills, and experience in a children’s residential care or similar environment.
• Working knowledge of, following, and working to Care Plans.
• Experience of shift‑leading, delegating tasks, providing support and undertaking staff supervisions.
• Ability to work effectively during high‑pressure situations.
• Knowledge of children’s homes regulations and working with children with complex learning difficulties.

Qualities

• Tenacious and self‑motivated
• Patient and resilient
• Caring and nurturing
• Hard‑working and supportive
• Determination to give the highest quality care possible

Benefits

• Funded DBS and renewals
• Private health cashback plan
• Online GP, scans, physio, counselling and more
• Death in service, 2x salary
• Contributory pension
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Broad training and development
• Performance management programme and annual review to support progression
• Refer a friend reward scheme
• Additional annual leave days after 2 and 5 years of service
• Utilities comparison service
• Counselling line through the Care Workers Charity

Company Values

CARE about our services, staff and the people we support – continually improving the quality of care and service delivery.

TRUST that staff will work in partnership in all areas – ensuring we are meeting business objectives, goals and targets.

RESPECT each other regardless of position and provide peer support to our colleagues by working together.

PROGRESS in our development – personally, as a business, for our professional partners and for the people we support.

At Progress, we have high staff retention rates through personal development opportunities, treating you as an individual, publicly recognising your achievements, supporting you in any way we can, placing you on a comprehensive training programme, a competitive salary.

Salary and Hours

Starting salary of £31,824 (salary based on qualifying competency‑based criteria), plus sleep‑in paid at £62.55 per sleep (approx. one per week) and the opportunity to increase earnings through overtime.