Residential Support - Team Leader - Children
Location: Shrewsbury
Salary: £Competitive
Hours: 8am – 10pm / 173 hours per month
Shifts: 2 – 3 shifts per week / 1 sleep in per week. 3 out of 8 weekend days /month. Child-centred approach which means rostered shifts vary week to week – provided 1 month in advance.
At Unique Care Group (UCG), we do more than provide care — we build trust, confidence, and brighter days for children with learning disabilities. Every child we support is unique, and so is the care we give.
Are you an exceptional Team Leader, ready to step into a pivotal role to help change children’s lives for the better?
If so, you’ll be providing the very best care for our young people with learning disabilities, who are verbal/ non-verbal and with who have associated medical needs.
We put our children at the centre of every decision, so you’ll share our values of Respect, Dignity, Equality, Compassion and Commitment. We will give you full training to be able to do your job and excel as a valued part of our business as well providing a clear and tailored career pathway.
If you are passionate about delivering outstanding outcomes for young people with learning disabilities, and want to have a lasting impact, this role offers the opportunity to truly shine.
What You’ll do
* To provide high quality therapeutic support to young people as part of Unique Care Group’s service, acting as a leader, role model and co-ordinator of shifts.
* To contribute actively to the creation and maintenance of a therapeutic, homely environment, taking into account the child/young person’s wishes and preferences.
* To understand, contribute to and deliver the young person’s Care Plan daily and ensure that all the basic physical needs of the children/young people are met, providing guidance to colleagues in this regard.
* To make and support others to make decisions that arealwaysin the best interests of the children/young people and the organisation, providing direction and challenging poor practice.
* To be alert to signs of distress, neglect or abuse, ensuring that the children/young people are monitored and protected.
* To know, understand and role model Unique Care Group’s cultural and behavioural expectations
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for a Team Leader with heart, resilience and unwavering commitment to quality and the best possible outcomes for our children.
What You’ll need
* Level 3 or 4 diploma in Residential Care
* Ideally, you’ll have a Team Leader background, but itisn’tessential.
* Strong experience supporting young people with learning disabilities.
* A track record of achieving positive outcomes and navigating confidently with Ofsted and local authority partners.
* Philosophy that only the best is good enough when it comes to the children in our care
* Experience of manging day to day situations in the home
* A driving license is heavily preferred, but if you don’t have one, don’t let that put you off from applying. The role is also subject to an enhanced DBS check
* Experience of managing epilepsy is desirable but not essential
Why join us?
At Unique Care Group, you’re not just an employee, you’re a valued voice shaping the needs of our young people and the future of our homes as we continue to grow.
We genuinely pride ourselves on developing our people and giving them opportunity to progress. All our Registered Managers started life with us Support Workers or Team Leaders and through our clear career pathway and tailored career progression plans have progressed.
What we offer:
* Competitive salary + bonus scheme
* Genuine career progression in a growing company
* CPD and meaningful ongoing training – level5, 7,Mastersetc.
* Tailored career progression plans, and we actively encourage and fund all qualifications
* A supportive, people-first culture – the tools and investment you need to be the best you and your team can be
* Regular supervision and professional development
* Company pension
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Free meals on shift
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