Team Leader Residential

Job Description

Action for ChildrenCirca Salary:£26,700 per annum (including Sleep in allowance £50 each and on call allowance £700 per annum)Contract/Hours:Full-Time working 37 hours a weekpredominantly Monday to Friday. 9am to 5pm. Flexibility is required. Sleep ins are also requiredThere may be a requirement to work need to work some weekends and manage your own timeaccordingly, A rota as drawn up to suit the needs of the home.Location:Chesterton, Newcastle-under-LymePerks:Annual leave of 29 days (pro-rata) PLUS public holidays,flexiblematernity, adoption and paternity packages, annual staff awards, 7% employer contribution pension scheme, employee discount portal with all your favourite brands, checkout more on ourcareersportal.Closing Date:Midnight on 12th May ifwe receive a high number of applications, we may have to close earlier than advertised.Were thrilled that youre considering a career with Action for Children so heres what you need to know.A little about the role and serviceThis is a fun and welcoming home, you will be joining a manager who is focused on the future of this service and its staffing team and young people.Chestnut Lodge is a 5 bed short breaks childrens home runs mid-week after school clubs and hasresidential services that runs in the main at weekends and during school holidays.Based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, this is a place where disabled children and young people aged 8-18 can come and stay and have fun while their families have a break. Young people get the opportunity to relax, have trips out and learn new skillsAs the Team Leader you will be working closely alongside the Manager to ensure the smooth running of the service and ensuring the staff team are supported within their roles. Providing a stimulating and target driven working environment whilst supportingthe children and young people to have a voice within the home.You will make a difference by:-Managing and leading a team of residential professionals and other staff as directed in the delivery of a 24 hour rota (including management of shifts), utilising Action for Children policies and procedures to enable staff to provide a responsive, high quality,person centred service.-Building and maintaining positiverelationships by providing emotional/social support to young people, who can display challenging emotional and social difficulties-Taking the leadwith case/care planning management for children or young people.-Undertaking assessment of need, development of care plans and identifying agreed outcomes for the children and young people. You will be carrying out regular reviews of young peoples paperwork and package of support, in conjunction with the children, youngpeople, their families and professionals from their wider support network.-Supervise, guide, and direct and train the staff team and volunteers where required and provide induction and mentoring for newly appointed staff.-Deputising in the managers absence, liaising with stakeholders and a range of other professionals and by taking the lead in specific areas of the service such as compliance, health and safety and service monitoring.You will need:-A minimum of Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or equivalent such as level 3 Health and Social Care Children and Young Peoples pathway.-Excellent interpersonal skills.-Previous experience in a supervisory/management role.-Experience in managing and prioritising work tasks-A commitment to going that extra mile.-Sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.-Flexibility to work shifts to meet the needs of the serviceWorking here is so much more than a job. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, wed love to hear from you.We work together to reach our vision of safe and happy childhoods. A diverse workforce enriches the lives of the children and young people we work with and we welcome applications from everyone. We value and celebrate our differences and as an inclusiveworkplace we want everyone to be themselves. We arecommittedto safer recruitment practices to protectourservice users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have anunderstandingof andcommitmenttosafeguardingbest-practice.We cant wait to hear from youstay safe and happy.ApplicationProcess:There are 5 sections for you to complete, Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.TopTip...Refer to the job description when writing your SupportingStatement.Talent Pool: Wed like to hold your details in case similar jobs come up but do let us know if youd rather we didnt.Contact:Sarah Manderfield, Recruitment Partner, on or email .ukwho will be happy to support with your application.Get to know us a little betterbycheckingout our socials onTwitter,Linkedin,FacebookorYouTube.