About Us
Blue Cove is a 3-bed home and Green Waves is a 1-2 bed home which welcomes children, of all genders, between the ages of 12 up to 18 years at the time of referral. We are both short‑term emergency assessment homes that provide support to children at times of crisis or significant periods of change in their lives. The children experience a range of social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties due to family breakdown and early childhood trauma. These children are often at risk in the community and as such, it is our goal to keep them safe from harm whilst we work with partner agencies to find a suitable placement or to support them to reintegrate into their previous or a new setting.
About the Role
Salary: £38,220 - £40,777 per annum (includes weekend working allowance)
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.' Previous Team Leader at Blue Cove
Responsibilities
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.
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.
Qualifications
* 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 making sound pragmatic decisions.
* Good literacy and IT skills to be able to maintain children’s records, write reports, emails, supervision records, etc.
Benefits
* 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
Reference
The reference number for this role is CAFHE06258.
Legal and Recruitment Information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and an occupational health check. A full employment history will be requested and covered for this role.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility are very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to give them 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.
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