Team Leader Childrens Residential

CareTech Group; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in children's residential care seeks a Team Leader for an interim position in Lancaster. The role involves leading a supportive team to care for children facing various challenges, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment. The successful candidate will engage in community activities, safeguard vulnerable children, and maintain high standards of care. This position offers competitive pay, training, and various benefits, including a welcome bonus and free meals on shifts.

Benefits

Competitive salaries with enhanced rates for qualified applicants

Industry leading Sleep-In rates

£500 Welcome Bonus

Ongoing training & development

Free DBS check

Free on-site parking

Free meals on shift

CareTech Foundation grants

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years working in a residential setting.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Full UK Driving Licence (manual, not automatic).

Responsibilities

• Assist and support managers, ensuring smooth running of shifts.
• Assign specific tasks to support workers and monitor their completion.
• Support children in maintaining relationships and engaging with community.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Empathy

Education

Level 3 in Children's Residential Care

Job description

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22.06.2025

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06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Team Leader Children’s Residential (interim up to 9 months)

UK Manual Driving Licence Essential plus previous experience (min 2 years) supporting young people is required for this role

We are looking to recruit experienced candidates to lead a team supporting children and young people in a residential home setting. Residential support roles require long day shifts with the ability to do sleep-ins at the home overnight.

ROC Northwest holds an envious reputation offering high quality residential care and education for children and young people with adverse childhood experiences and who may also be living with mental health conditions such as Autism, Social, Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties and complex needs.

What is the role?

Your role as Team Leader is to assist and support the managers where needed, ensuring the smooth running of the shift, assigning specific tasks to the support workers and monitoring their completion. You will support our children to maintain and develop relationships with friends and family, encourage them to integrate with the local community by attending clubs and leisure activities and to support the children in all aspects of their daily living. You will safeguard vulnerable children and report any suspicion or evidence of harm and when the children are not in the service you will undertake housekeeping and maintain standards of hygiene within the home ensuring your team perform their duties to the highest standards.

We are ready and waiting to welcome you to a friendly and supportive team. All you need to do is bring the enthusiasm to help support our service users and to take pride in being part of the family.

What do we look for?

• Level 3 in Children's Residential Care
• Minimum of 2 Years working in a residential setting
• Experience of leading a team
• Full UK Driving Licence (manual, not automatic)
• Able to work long days and complete sleep-ins
• Confidence to ensure your team performs well and are themselves supported by you

ROC Northwest Values we look for in you

Friendly - passionate and caring
Positive - pleasant and approachable
Empowering - others to become stronger and more confident in controlling their lives
Person Centred - allowing our children to explore & utilise their own strengths
Innovative - by using or introducing new engagement methods and ideas

Rewards and Benefits

• Competitive salaries including enhanced rates for qualified applicants
• Industry leading Sleep-In rates
• £500 Welcome Bonus - once you pass probation period of 6 months
• £1000 Refer A Friend reward - £250 when they start and £750 when they pass their probation
• 2 week mandatory paid induction/training programme
• Ongoing training & development
• Free DBS check
• Free on-site parking
• Free meals on shift
• *Refer A Friend – earn £1000 per referral
• CareTech Foundation- Opportunity to apply for family & friend’s grants

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the young people we support. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and Regulated Activity, which will include a check against the barred children’s list.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond directly in some cases. If you have not heard back within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.