Residential Children's Services Team Lead

4 days ago


Highbridge, Somerset, United Kingdom Headway Full time
Job Title: Residential Children's Services Team Leader

Location: Highbridge

Contract Type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: Up to ££25,000 with sleep in shifts

Specific Hours: 40 hours per week

Headway Adolescent Resources is a leading provider of residential adolescent childcare services. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and support to young people, and we are seeking a dedicated and experienced Team Leader to join our team in Highbridge.

Purpose of Job:

  • To ensure the needs of young people in our care are met and to provide a positive and safe living experience.
  • To manage and lead Residential Support Workers to provide a high-quality of childcare.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To work on shift to ensure the Home runs efficiently and effectively to a high standard and young people are safeguarded at all times.
  • To manage Residential Support Workers within their team, delivering supervision in accordance with company policy.
  • To comply with the Company's Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.
  • To comply with and have an up-to-date knowledge of the Home's Statement of Purpose, Policy and Procedures, all relevant legislation, and be able to impart this knowledge to their staff and promote best practice and maintain confidentiality.
  • To support effective multi-agency working and positive relationships with all staff, the local community, local authorities, other professional agencies, and significant others who are part of a young person's life.
  • To comply with and apply company guidelines on Codes of Conduct and set an acceptable role model standard within the home, acting as a mentor to staff.
  • To assist in the development and delivery of the objectives identified in the young person's Plans.
  • To support and complement the reviewing and monitoring process in the development of Care Planning.
  • To play an active part, promote, and encourage the participation of young people in the decision-making process of the home and wider community and to provide and/or help them seek information and advice from appropriate sources.
  • To promote anti-discriminatory and equal opportunity practices in line with Company Policy.
  • To comply with legislation and company policies on Health & Safety, Fire, and Data Protection.
  • To attend all required training and, when required, to support QCF learners.

Essential Skills:

  • Good overall standard of education.
  • Working towards or hold Level Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce or equivalent.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of Child Care legislation, children's home regulations, and quality standards.
  • Previous experience of working directly with young people with challenging behavior.
  • Good report writing and numeracy skills. Well-organized with good administration skills. IT literate.
  • Able to relate to young people with empathy and committed to a high standard of childcare and to achieve the best outcomes for young people in their care.
  • Strong motivational, management, and leadership potential. Able to supervise, support, and develop Residential Support Workers to create a cohesive team.
  • Good knowledge of relevant Children's Home legislation and local & national child protection procedures and protocols.

Benefits:

  • Holiday Allowance
  • Pension Scheme (10 Employer contribution)
  • Ofsted Bonus of £500 for a Good report, £1000 for an Outstanding report.
  • Employee Discount Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Headway Adolescent Children's Services 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 expects 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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