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Team Leader - Residential Children's Home, Wigton
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North Lakes
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Job Reference:
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6
Posted:
19.08.2025
Expiry Date:
03.10.2025
Job Description:
Team Leader - Residential Children's Home
Location: Wigton
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Entry level Salary: £X, with a potential to earn up to £Y in sleep-in shifts.
Experienced Salary: £X, with the potential to earn up to £Y in sleep-in shifts
Specific Hours: hours per week - shift pattern on rotation
We are currently seeking an experienced Residential Team Leader to join our services based in Carlisle.
North Lakes Children’s Services is a well-established local provider of therapeutic residential care and education for boys aged X. We improve the resilience, self-esteem, and abilities of all the young people we work with.
The role of a Team Leader is to create a purposeful, caring, therapeutic, learning environment for our young people, applying high professional standards of care and support for their social, emotional, behavioral needs, mental health, and learning difficulties.
Your Attributes:
As a Therapeutic Residential Team Leader, your qualities of decisiveness, high attunement, and consistency will benefit the vulnerable children we care for. We welcome applications from experienced individuals seeking to deepen their therapeutic care knowledge and help develop the practice of others using the PACE model and Therapeutic Parenting approaches.
Can you inspire your team? Will you use curiosity and empathy to validate a child’s life story? Do you have an approachable leadership style?
Your ability to make key therapeutic interventions throughout the day will guide your team in adopting best practices. Recognizing trauma and its manifestations within a child, along with your knowledge of child development, will support their recovery and future independence.
Are you…
* Ready to supervise and support the professional development of a small team?
* Willing and competent to lead a shift, making well-judged decisions in line with care plans?
* Knowledgeable in therapeutic interventions and experienced as a key worker?
* Able to deputize for the Registered Manager during holidays?
Main duties:
* Support and advise staff; manage daily team operations.
* Support and deputize for the deputy manager as needed.
* Carry out supervision and support for key workers.
* Manage monies for activities.
* Oversee daily needs of the children.
* Monitor staff duties.
* Participate in sleep-in duties as required.
* Develop programs to improve children’s progress and interaction.
* Link study programs with recognized vocational qualifications.
* Work with young people in a caring manner, building trust and understanding.
* Support peer relationships and promote resilience and empathy.
* Encourage participation in educational, recreational, occupational, and social activities.
* Work as part of a team, supporting colleagues and young people.
* Work independently within risk assessments, care, and behavioral plans to meet therapeutic goals.
* Assist young people in developing life skills.
* Prepare, implement, and review development programs and personalized care plans.
* Induct new admissions, making them feel welcome.
* Assist in planning for young people’s transition from the home.
* Help young people recognize and manage emotions.
* Use interventions suited to developmental stages to aid emotional regulation.
* Recognize vulnerabilities and behavioral choices.
* Coordinate with outside partners and attend reviews and visits.
* Adhere to health and safety regulations.
* Keywork some young people, supporting their individual plans and emotional well-being.
All Applicants must have:
* An understanding of issues faced by young people in care.
* Relevant qualifications (e.g., Residential Childcare Diploma, Children and Young People's Workforce NVQ, or equivalent).
* Excellent communication skills.
* Willingness to learn and work well in a team.
* Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check (paid for by us).
* Experience with EBD, social/residential work, or youth work is advantageous.
* Full, clean UK driving license and flexibility to cover other homes as needed.
Benefits:
* Sleep-in allowance of £X per night, with potential extra earnings.
* Shift rotation with varied start times.
* Weeks of annual leave.
* Company pension scheme.
* Opportunities for professional development, including a diploma in leadership and management.
* Employee discounts and wellbeing support.
* Monthly supervisions and therapeutic support.
* Overtime and holiday pay during holidays.
* Career progression opportunities.
* Comprehensive training on child development, attachment, PACE, and therapeutic parenting.
“Staff follow a research-based therapeutic approach to parenting...” – Ofsted Outstanding
North Lakes is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful applicants will undergo an enhanced DBS check.
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