Residential Children's Services Team Leader
Residential Children's Services Team Leader
Location: Badgworth
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Specific Hours: hours per week
Salary
Unqualified: Up to £,. with sleep-in shifts
Qualified: Up to £,. with sleep-in shifts
Headway Adolescent Resources, established in, has built a strong reputation for providing high-quality, holistic care to young people from all backgrounds. We’re looking for a dedicated Team Leader to join our -bed home in Badgworth.
If you’re passionate about supporting young people, promoting their wellbeing and helping them reach their full potential, we’d love to hear from you.
What We Offer
1. Holiday Allowance
2. Pension Scheme (% employer contribution)
3. Ofsted Bonus of £ for a Good report and £ for an Outstanding report
4. Employee Discount Scheme
5. Employee Assistance Programme
6. A sleep-in allowance of £ per night as and when the business needs it
About the Role
In this role, you will ensure young people receive a safe, positive and nurturing living experience while leading and supporting the residential support worker team to deliver high-quality care.
7. Work shifts to ensure the home runs safely, smoothly and in line with safeguarding expectations
8. Lead and supervise residential support workers, promoting best practice and acting as a positive role model
9. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of policies, procedures, legislation and the home’s Statement of Purpose, and guide staff in applying these
10. Build strong, professional relationships with multi-agency partners, families and the wider community
11. Support care planning, young people’s reviews, and progress against individual plans
12. Encourage young people to participate in decision-making within the home and the community
13. Promote equality, anti-discriminatory practice, and uphold all Health & Safety and data protection requirements
14. Attend required training and support QCF learners where needed
Essential Skills
15. A good standard of education and working towards, or holding, a Level Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce or equivalent
16. Strong understanding of childcare legislation, Children’s Home Regulations and quality standards
17. Experience supporting young people with challenging behaviours
18. Confident in report writing, numeracy, general administration and IT
19. Able to build positive, empathetic relationships with young people and committed to achieving the best outcomes
20. Motivational and supportive leadership style, with the ability to supervise and develop staff
21. Knowledge of national and local safeguarding procedures and protocols
Headway Adolescent Resources is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment.
All candidates will be subject to thorough reference checks, including an enhanced DBS, as safeguarding young people is at the heart of everything we do.
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