Job Title: Team Leader - Children's Residential Care
Daytime Healthcare is assisting a leading children's care home in Northampton to find a dedicated Team Leader to join their residential team. The home provides comprehensive residential services for young people aged 7-17 years with learning disabilities and challenging behaviors.
Responsibilities:
1. Join a team of residential care staff to ensure safe and appropriate care practices are maintained.
2. Support the Manager and Deputy Manager in all aspects of the home's operation, promoting positive childcare practices in line with the home's aims and objectives.
3. Provide a safe, warm, and supportive environment for residents, including involvement in planning and organizing care.
4. Maintain regular recording systems for each young person, contribute to care plan implementation, and assist in report publication when required.
5. Attend review and planning meetings as needed.
6. Encourage and facilitate contact between residents and their families where appropriate.
7. Maintain good liaison and cooperation with external agencies such as social workers and other relevant professionals.
8. Work with sensitivity and assertiveness in a pressured environment involving diverse residents and staff.
9. Perform duties responsibly and maturely, seeking support when necessary.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
* Level 3 in Residential Childcare.
* Previous experience working in a Children’s Home.
Employment Details:
* Salary: £14.75 per hour for a 40-hour week; sleep-ins paid at £55.
* Hours: Either 7am-10pm or 8am-11pm, 3 shifts per week on a 3-week rolling rota. The role involves variable shifts across all days of the week.
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