You know that feeling when a young person who's had a really rough time starts to trust you? Starts to settle? Starts to believe things might actually be okay?
That's what this organisation is built around. And they're looking for a Team Leader who gets that and wants to be part of it.
They are a small, Outstanding rated and genuinely brilliant to work for. The leadership team have spent their entire careers in the care sector and have built something they're proud of, a warm, non-hierarchical culture where staff are invested in, ideas are welcomed and progression is real. Everyone knows everyone and nobody is just a number.
These homes support young people aged 5-18 who have experienced significant trauma, neglect, domestic violence, parental substance misuse, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), sexual abuse, and family breakdown. Many children arrive unable to attend school, struggling with self-harm, missing episodes, or with high emotional and behavioural support needs.
The role
You'll lead shifts, be a named key worker for young people in the home, and support the staff alongside you to do their best work. You'll know your young people properly, their stories, what helps, what doesn't and what they're working towards.
Days run 7am–10pm, waking nights 9:30pm–7:30am, weekends included and sleep-ins are part of the role.
What you'll bring
Experience in residential care or SEMH, a real commitment to therapeutic parenting, a Level 3 (or working towards it) and genuine flexibility across shifts. Most importantly, the kind of warmth, resilience and presence that young people feel straight away.
What you'll get
A team that has your back. Supervision that genuinely develops you. And a clear, supported pathway to Deputy Manager and beyond, in an organisation that is growing and wants to take you with it. The people currently being developed into RM roles here started exactly where you'd be starting.
Get in touch today for a confidential discussion about the role, we’d love to hear about your experience and give you more information the company and role and how that lines up with you passion and want for progression