About the Role
Salary: £38,220 - £40,777 per annum (includes weekend working allowance) plus generous pension, annual leave and additional benefits.
Working Pattern: Full time – 37 hours per week.
Contract: Permanent.
Location: Worthing.
‘Being a team leader in a children’s home is about fostering trust and collaboration, so together we can create a positive, nurturing space where every child feels valued and cared for. This allows me to guide and support a dedicated team in creating a safe, nurturing environment where we can support every child to reach their potential.’
We are seeking Team Leaders who will lead on key areas such as health and safety, training and supervision of staff, creating rotas and overseeing medication for children.
You will be expected to play a key part in new referrals to the Home, leading and arranging activities around children’s needs and ensuring all children are safe with their emotional, physical, educational and social needs met. You will motivate children and staff to reach their full potential through positive role modelling, mentoring, planning and resolving problems and barriers.
To succeed in this role, resilience and a child‑focused approach are essential. You will need to demonstrate evidence of effective people management and the ability to build positive relationships with key professionals, the child’s family, and the child themselves. Children will be encouraged to take part in a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities designed to build their confidence and resilience. You will motivate both staff and children to achieve their full potential, while effectively prioritising tasks and managing your time.
Shifts and rotas - for day work, you will be required to work on a shift rota between 07:00 – 22:00, which will include every other weekend and sleep in duties when needed. This will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
Required Qualifications and Key Skills
Some of the key skills, experience and qualifications required for the role are as follows:
* Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification.
* Significant level of experience within a position relevant to the residential care of children.
* Experience of working within a team, dealing with a diverse range of situations while prioritising the wellbeing of children and achieving set targets.
* Ability to assess, plan and undertake risk assessments for individual children, ensuring the needs of all children are met.
* Sound communication and interpersonal skills in order to provide clear and concise advice and specialist guidance to a range of staff, Children, and other professionals.
* Ability to provide clear professional practice guidance to staff, challenging poor practice and ensuring high standards are maintained.
* Ability to effectively manage the time and priorities of self and others.
* Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to anticipate problems and resolve issues independently, planning solutions and make sound pragmatic decisions.
* Good literacy and IT skills to be able to maintain children’s records, write reports, emails, supervision records, etc.
Rewards and Benefits
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where you can achieve your full potential and are rewarded for the work you do.
In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:
* an excellent local government pension scheme
* generous holiday entitlement
* access to a wide selection of retail discounts and savings such as groceries, shopping, travel and more through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform.
* a range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives
* maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
* health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
* financial wellbeing support including access to educational tools and webinars, loans or debt consolidation options and savings scheme
* training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.
Further Information
The reference number for this role is CAFHE06258.
Eligibility and Equality Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Equality, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page.
Additional Requirements
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and an occupational health check. A fully employment history will be requested and covered for this role.
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