Team Leader
Location: Blackbrook, St Helens
Role Description:
We are recruiting for a Team Leader to join our dedicated team at Marydale Secure Children’s Home. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting and managing the daily operations of a secure residential setting for children and young people.
As a Team Leader, you will:
* Provide direct line management and supervision to a small team of Childcare Workers.
* Develop and implement individualised care and risk plans in partnership with referring authorities and therapeutic services.
* Ensure compliance with key regulations, including:
* Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015
* Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF)
* Work a combination of early and late shifts on a rolling rota.
* Support the Registered Manager and Deputies in maintaining a safe, structured environment.
Experience & Skills for a Team Leader
You will demonstrate our core values—treating everyone with dignity and showing courage in the face of challenging behaviour.
Essential:
* Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare (or equivalent).
* Experience with electronic care records and auditing processes.
* Excellent administration and IT skills.
* Strong communication skills, including first-rate literacy and numerical ability.
* Knowledge of current childcare legislation and safeguarding practices.
* Working knowledge of Ofsted Inspection Framework and Children’s Homes Regulations.
Hours: 38 hours per week (3 week rolling rota)
Benefits:
* Fully funded training and development opportunities.
* Competitive benefits including Life Assurance, Medicash Scheme, Pension, Blue Light Card, and access to discounts.
* 30 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after three years.
* Enhanced DBS check paid for and maintained on the update service.
* Career progression opportunities within a values-driven organisation
Our Values–iACCORD
We live and work by our values:
Integrity | Ambition | Courage | Compassion | Optimism | Respect | Dignity
These guide everything we do, every day – with heart, purpose, and positivity