Team Leader Residential

Action for Children; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave + bank holidays

Professional qualifications & training

Free Parking

Pension with employer contribution

Wellbeing / Wellbeing Day

Job summary

Action for Children in High Wycombe is seeking a Team Leader to manage a 14-bedroom Short Break Residential Service providing 24-hour care for 5 to 18-year-olds with moderate to severe learning disabilities.

You will lead a team of residential professionals, oversee shifts, and ensure high-quality, person-centred care. The role requires safeguarding expertise and resilience, with rewarding outcomes for young people and families.

Qualifications

• A minimum of Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce / Residential Care or equivalent.
• Experience in supervisory/management roles.
• Experience in managing and prioritising work.
• Commitment to going the extra mile.
• Experience of working with children with challenging behaviour.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
• Driving licence is desirable as travel across services may be required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive relationships by providing emotional and social support to young people.
• Supervise, guide, and train the staff team and volunteers; provide induction.
• Attend professional meetings including safeguarding conferences, reviews and court work.
• Deputise in the manager’s absence and liaise with stakeholders across services.
• Lead the 24-hour rota and manage shifts to ensure consistent care.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Staff management

Prioritising workload

Safeguarding knowledge

Driving licence

Challenging behaviour experience

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People’s Workforce / Residential Care

Job description

Role: Team Leader Residential

Salary: £30,500.00 per annum plus £700.00 on- call allowance

Location High Wycombe, Bucks

Contract/Hours: Permanent - Full Time – 37 hours a week - shift work is expected between 7am-10pm and some weekends.

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Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Free Parking
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
• As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.

Why Action for Children?

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.

Find out more about Action for Children here: Action for Children and on LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.

The difference is what you do. You can learn more about why we do it, by checking outour 'Driven by Love' video.

A bit about the role:

Merryfields is a 14-bedroom Short BreakResidentialServiceproviding 24-hourcarefor 5 to 18-year-oldswithmoderate to severe learningdisabilities. We strive andworktowards providing top tiered person–centeredcare. We also hold variousactivitieson a day-to-day basis toencouragesocial experiences and promoteequalityanddiversitythroughout theservice.

We are looking for a Team Leader to manage andleada team ofresidentialprofessionalsand other staff as directed in thedeliveryof a 24-hour rota (includingmanagementof shifts).

You will be passionate, committed, and resilient and yes, this role can at sometimes be emotionally and physically challenging but it's also fun, diverse and you will feel huge sense of reward by being able to help, in the best way possible If this all sounds ideal, then, you are exactly who we are looking for.

You will helpourYoungPeople by:

• Building and maintaining positive relationships by providing emotional/socialsupporttoyoungpeople.
• Carrying out regular reviews ofyoung people’s paperwork and package ofsupport, in conjunctionwiththechildren,youngpeople, their families and professionalsfrom their wersupport
• Supervising, guiding, directing and training the staff team andvolunteers where required and provide induction.
• Attendingprofessional meetings including reviews,safeguardingconferences / courtwork, EHC planning meetings etc.
• Safeguarding administration
• Deputising in the managers absence, liaisingwithstakeholdersand a range of otherprofessionalsand by taking theleadin specific areas of theservicesuch as compliance, health and safety and servicemonitoring.

Let's talk about your skills and what we need:

• A minimum of Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People's Workforce Social Care Pathway/Residential Care or equivalent
• Previous experience in a supervisory/managementrole.
• Experience in managing andprioritising work
• Acommitment to going that extra mile.
• Experience of workingwith childrenwithchallengingbehavioural/emotional and complex needs.
• Sound knowledge andunderstanding ofsafeguarding.
• A driving licence isdesirable as weworkclosely as a cluster of services acrossAylesbury and High Wycombe and travel may be required for this purpose and for attending training and meetings'

Why Action for Children?

Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.

We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.

Will you join us?

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we’re taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.

We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under‑representated in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.

We also encourage applications from men, who are under‑represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.