Residential Team Leader

Residential Support Team Leader - Thurcroft/Rotherham S66

Full Time:
7.30am till 11.00pm (15.5 hours) then a sleep in from 11.00pm till 7.30am

Most sites on 2 on 4 off basis.

Start date:
Immediate Salary: £24,000-£28,000

A well-established team with a great culture and ethos and core values that are embedded in every aspect of what we do, these are:

- Delivering Quality of Care
- Being inclusive
- Working Collaboratively Pushing Boundaries
- Having Humility

The age range of children that we support are between 7-18 year. The homes take long term placements, to allow the home to achieve long term outcomes. We aim to deliver and achieve an outstanding service for children to thrive, and therefore we need committed, compassionate and caring individuals. We use positive behaviour support approaches to understand the form and functions of behaviours and reduce behaviours that challenges.

There are other provisions in the pipeline and look at developing staff into more senior roles within. This means there is so much opportunity for career development and to grow with the company.

**What will you be doing**:

- Contributing to the young person’s care plans and risk assessments, their re
- view and implementation
- Forming effective relationships with young people, their families (if appropriate) and external agencies
- Ensuring the home is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhering to the cleaning rota system, encouraging the young people to participate as appropriate.
- Ensuring that good quality records are maintained as required with supervision and advice from shift and Managers.
- Maintaining and promoting residential care work to high levels of professional
- ism expected by the company and Ofsted
- Contributing to the educational and social development of each young person and assisting in the implementation of Individual Education Programs
- Meeting the emotional and physical needs of our young people and maximising opportunities for their development
- Providing support to the team leader, deputy manager and manager of the home whilst on shift and performing senior duties as directed

**Requirements**:

- Must have a level 3/4 diploma in residential childcare or already working towards it
- Confidence and ability to lead a team of practitioners.
- Ability to interact with a range of people/young people.
- To be able to provide consistency of care and support to the young people.
- Shift work including weekends, evenings, and sleep-in duties on a rota system.
- Full driving licence is desirable

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Free parking
- Free food on shift
- Counselling service
- Pension Scheme
- Generous base salary with sleeps paid in addition.
- Overtime available at enhanced rate during the week £3 weekends £6
- Refer a friend scheme £150 initial plus £150 on passing probation
- Monthly recognition awards - employee of the month
- Duvet days
- Food bank service - discretional
- The opportunity to grow and progress your career, we are expanding quickly.
- Over Night Sleeps paid at £50 (additional to salary)
- Members of restrain reduction network - reduce number of physical restraints.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Thurcroft, South Yorkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Residential Childcare: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Environment: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)
- NVQ Level 2 Health & Social Care (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: INDPERM