Children's Home Team Leader

SWIS (South West Intervention Services) are excited to announce we will shortly be opening a brand new children's home in Smithaleigh, Devon – so we are now recruiting for the role of Team Leader, to help 'make this house a home', which will be for up to 4 children who may have emotional or behavioural difficulties.

We at SWIS pride ourselves on empowering children and young people with various needs, enabling them to thrive and grow towards adulthood.

Role: Team Leader

Location: Smithaleigh, Devon

Hours: 40 hours per week + sleep-ins (hours are on a rolling rota basis)

Hourly rate: £13.53-£14.87 (dependent on experience)

Overview:

Leading the shift when on duty and work as a member of the homes staff team to safeguard children and young people, providing them with the highest standards of necessary support, care, and guidance to enable them to live a positive and meaningful life as they approach adulthood by facilitating their physical and emotional development.

You will be expected to be a role model to the staff team as well as the young people. Modelling appropriate behaviour, professional conduct and upskilling junior staff members. This includes supporting the induction of new Residential Childcare Practitioners and enhancing the development of the home.

We are committed to safeguarding children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Roles and Responsibilities in brief:

• Ensure all children have their needs met, their welfare promoted at all times and that they are safeguarded from harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation
• Maintain high standards of good practice at all times, establishing purposeful and constructive relationships and appropriate role modelling so as to assist with children's development, activities, and education
• Provide a caring and nurturing environment where children are and feel safe from harm, and ensuring the home is maintained to a high standard
• Lead shifts on a rota basis alongside the Assistant Manager and other Team Leaders
• Lead in the development of up-to-date care plans and risk assessments and ensure this information is understood and followed by the team
• Be a first line in monitoring the effectiveness of care plans and other documents, and delegating updates to other members of the care team as needed
• Create timetables, activity planners and set appropriate boundaries for children
• Positively challenge unacceptable behaviour and support children's emotional regulation, ensuring a timely response to any children's concerns
• Ensure that the home you are working in is run in accordance with all statutory, regulatory and standards requirements including Children's Home Regulations 2015; Care Standards Act 2000; SWIS Policies and Procedures – working within the Ofsted regulatory framework
• Lead debriefs at the end of shifts, supporting feedback to the senior management team any necessary information is accurately and swiftly passed on
• Provide on-call cover on a rotational basis with other Team Leaders and Managers

(Please note, the above tasks are just a snapshot of what you will be doing, please contact us for the full job description)

Essential Requirements:

• Experience working in a residential children's home
• Experience working with children with emotional or behavioural needs
• Resilience and a 'can do' attitude
• Clear communication
• Full UK driving licence and your own vehicle
• Willingness to be flexible and be available to work sleep-in shifts
• Have the right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship (unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship)

Ideal Requirements:

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (Children and Young People) or similar qualification

Benefits:

• Genuine opportunities for career progression
• Access to Medicash

Equal Opportunities: SWIS is an Equal Opportunities Employer and has equal opportunities policies with which you are expected to comply at all times. We condemn all forms of harassment and actively seek to promote a workplace where employees are treated with dignity, respect and without bias. We are committed to ensuring that we fulfil our obligations to operate fairly, justly and in accordance with the laws outlined below. Specifically, no employee or potential employee shall be discriminated against on grounds of gender, race or disability. The expectations consistent with the Equality Act 2010 will be always met.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £13.53-£14.87 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Employee mentoring programme
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Store discount

Application question(s):

• Do you require sponsorship in order to work in the UK?
• Have you previously worked in a residential children's home?

Licence/Certification:

• UK driving licence and your own vehicle? (required)

Work Location: In person