Senior / Team Leader of Therapeutic Children's Residential Home

We have the opportunity for a Team Leader to join one of our Therapeutic Children's Homes, based in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton.

Base Salary £28,000 (£13.48 p/h) - £ p/h)

Plus sleep-Ins averaging an additional £8k per year.

• Sleep-Ins Paid at £70 per stay (Average 8-10 sleeps per month = approx. £8000 p/a)
• Increased Over-time rate of £5.00 increase to hourly rate
• Performance bonus scheme.
• Internal Clinical Team
• Internal Bank Staff support
• Additional annual leave paid for work anniversaries
• Double Time paid for Key Dates
• Regular Team Member Recognition, Rewards and Events
• Monthly Newsletter with Prizes
• Bespoke training, qualifications and development programmes
• Bi-Weekly TAC Meetings with our Clinical Team
• Smaller supportive company led by direct experience in the sector
• Direct access to clinical and managerial support

And more …..

Based in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton.

Full Time - 173 hours per month

Generally 15 hour shift pattern (8am - 11pm) (11pm - 8am sleep) 2 on 4 off pattern

224 hours annual leave per year plus your Nurture Anniversary Day

Nurture Care Group is a specialist therapeutic children's care provider who create nurturing homes full of warmth for the children we care for. We are a supportive and welcoming team who hold therapeutically caring for children at the centre of everything we do. Our knowledgeable clinical and operational staff work in collaboration to provide our children with the holistic, family orientated, therapeutic care they need. Our core team are social care and health professionals who are experts in the field of trauma, and who share values and the desire to make a real difference.

Our children can range from 6 -17 years old and have all been impacted by trauma in some way, which has a direct influence on how they see the world around them now. One of our many roles at Nurture is to help them settle, feel safe and build trust.

We highly value our team members and the work they do immensely, they are the heartbeat of our organisation and have the ability to make a real difference in the lives of our young people.

To enable you to do this, we provide you on-going support, as part of this we provide well-being sessions for our teams and reflective practice sessions, including 1-1 sessions. We will also invest in you and your development, which includes regular bespoke training sessions delivered by our in-house clinical team and offer industry recognised qualifications and further bespoke training- programmes to support you to progress.

Package: 224 Hours annual leave and a competitive sleep-in rate of *£70.00 per stay. You will also be able to access a variety of regular and on-going bespoke clinically informed training, operational and specified training. Access to industry recognised qualifications, access to monthly reflective practice sessions alongside your team, great leadership support, regular team rewards and events, team outing days / nights, annual pay reviews, employee recognition scheme, Bonus scheme for all care teams, good internal progression opportunities, join our contributory pension scheme, meals included at work and free parking.

Enjoy the benefits of working for a provider that cares and recognises the important and at times challenging role you play, led by experienced residential childcare managers with a high focus on quality therapeutic care and staff well-being.

The role and requirements

Our team leaders are responsible for leading and making decisions for the home on their allocated days. It is essential that you feel confident to lead, support and develop your team members, as well as being highly organised, confident in decision making and demonstrate good communication skills.

o You will need to have genuine passion, dedication and ability to care for the children we look after and the work that we do – commitment, patience, resilience and a sense of humour is vital.

o Hold a relevant qualification such as the Diploma Level 3 or 4 within Children's Residential Care is essential.

o Have previous experience working with children and / or young people in a residential home setting.

o Have a desire to progress your career and grow with us as we grow.

o Work as a strong team to ensure the best possible outcomes for our children.

o Be willing to undertake training and qualifications (clinically informed and operational) to support you in your role.

o Contribute to children's therapeutic care plans, risk assessments and reviews. Attend Bi-Weekly TAC Meetings with your team.

o Help to provide a safe, caring and functioning family environment for our children including helping with their daily routines, meal preparation and daily home cleanliness.

o A good understanding of safeguarding, legislations and regulations

o Work flexibly and as part of our rota and on-call rota system.

o Hold a full manual or automatic driving licence

o Subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check (Funded by employer)

o Subject to satisfactory reference requests and on-boarding process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £36,000.00-£37,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Application question(s):

• Do you hold a level 3 or 4 in Children's Residential Care or Equivalent? If enrolled, please let us know your expected end date.

Experience:

• Direct Residential Childcare: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving License & held this for over two years (required)

Work Location: In person