Team Leader - Children's Services

Courtyard Care; Bolton; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend scheme

Above and beyond recognition

Long service awards

Employee benefits app

Cycle to work

Pension

Life cover

Funded qualifications

Career pathways

Swanton Educates

Trained mental health first aiders

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Employee Voice

Job summary

Swanton is seeking a Children’s Care Team Leader for Holly House in Bolton. You will lead day-to-day shift operations, supporting a service manager and guiding a team to empower children and young people with complex needs. Full-time, 40 hours per week, rota pattern.

Experience with learning disabilities is essential. Must hold or be working towards NVQ Level 3 in Residential Children's Care and be flexible across shifts. We offer a range of staff benefits and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with learning disabilities.
• Willingness to work across shifts on a rota.
• Ability to provide practical and emotional support to a care team.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of a shift and support the service manager.
• Empower the team to help children achieve goals and aspirations.
• Ensure high standards of care and safeguarding on shifts.

Skills

Experience with learning disabilities

People management

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Residential Children's Care (or working towards)

Job description

About The Role

Holly House is a large detached home where we support children and young people with complex needs or disabilities.

Be a part of developing our service and help make a difference to a young person's life every day.

Position: Children's Care Team Leader.

Location: Bolton

Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

WE DO NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP.

The role

A vacancy has arisen for a Care Team Leader to join the team to support the service manager by leading the day-to-day management of a shift. This will involve providing practical assistance and emotional support to empower their team in supporting the children they support to achieve their goals and aspirations.

About you

Successful applicants will need to have experience supporting children with learning disabilities. As a member of the team you will need a real passion for providing a high standard of support that enables our children and young people to be as independent as they can, learn and develop through education and experience, stay healthy and most importantly, have a fun, fulfilling life.

You must be available to commit to working across a variety of shifts on a rota basis and candidates it is essential you hold an NVQ Level 3 in Residential Children's Care or be working towards the qualification.

What we can offer:

• Refer a friend scheme we know that you will know fantastic people who will be make a great contribution, you will receive £400 each time a successful referral is made *
• Above and beyond we recognise that our staff teams do amazing things for the people we support and their teams. We award contributions for those who go the extra mile and for good inspection feedback with vouchers for high street shops and other surprises!
• Long service awards we recognize your contribution to the team and celebrate long service
• Employee benefits app stay connected to our community, receive discounts across everyday and luxury shops, access information about learning & development opportunities.
• Cycle to work you can save money and get fit with our salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension we will auto enrol you into our salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Life cover you will be entitled to the death in service benefit.
• Funded qualifications earn whilst you learn! we aim to develop our own talent, giving you the opportunity to develop your career with Swanton *
• Career pathways we invest in our people and offer apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (Level 3). Earn whilst you learn has never been easier!
• Swanton Educates we have our own training qualification centre which can further support your development
• Trained mental health first aiders available to support you when you need someone to talk to
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) free confidential access to 24hr assistance program for counselling, advice and support
• Employee Voice we hold regular events throughout the year to listen to your feedback about working with us

*subject to eligibility & criteria

We are looking for people who share these core values and are able to apply these to the work that you do. At the heart of the ethos are five key words, these underpin the PRIDE taken in the services.

About The Service

Holly House is a large detached home where we support children and young people who have experienced trauma, may have mental health issues and/or have a learning disability.

The property includes extensive outdoor space designed to encourage positive engagement and therapeutic activities, helping to promote wellbeing and personal development in a safe and supportive environment.