Nurturing Children's Residential Team Lead

1 month ago


Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom West Sussex County Council Full time
About Our Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated and passionate individual to lead our Residential Team at Blue Cove, a short-term emergency assessment home that provides support to children at times of crisis or significant periods of change in their lives.

This role requires an excellent leader with outstanding organisational skills, who can ensure the team is offering high standards of support to children, focusing on consistency and aspirational outcomes. The ideal candidate will possess a 'can do' attitude, motivate staff and children to reach their full potential, and effectively prioritise tasks and manage time.

Key Responsibilities
  • To provide a nurturing, positive and safe environment for our children and young people, ensuring we meet our statutory obligations to the highest standards possible.
  • Lead on key areas such as health and safety, training and supervision of staff, creating rotas and overseeing medication for children.
  • To play a key part in new referrals to the Home, leading and arranging activities around children's needs and ensuring all children are safe with their emotional, physical, educational and social needs met.
Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

  • Experience of working within a team, dealing with a diverse range of situations while prioritising the wellbeing of children and achieving set targets.
  • Significant level of experience within a position relevant to the residential care of children.
  • Sound experience of key working, in order to create assessments and plans for individual Children.
  • Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification.
  • Developing knowledge of a childcare related specialism.
  • Experience of working within internal policies and procedures and statutory responsibilities e.g. Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Social Care Inspection Framework.
What We Offer

As an employer, we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and are rewarded for the work they do.

For this role, we are offering a competitive salary of £37,035 - £39,513 per annum (pro-rata for part-time), plus £1,500 retention payment during the first 18 months of employment, subject to conditions. Additionally, you will receive a range of benefits, including flexible working hours, comprehensive training and development opportunities, and a generous annual leave allowance.



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