Residential Team Leader

**Children’s Residential Care Team Leader**

**Rhaullt, Denbinghsire**

**£22,880 per annum (£11.00 per hour)**

**Permanent, Full Time**

Are you an experienced Support Worker, Deputy Team Leader or Team Leader now seeking a new challenge? If so we have an opportunity for you

**About the Home**:
Options Llys y Delyn offers integrated residential, education and care package for children between 8 and 19 years with a wide range of complex needs, including; autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, dyspraxia and ADHD. As well as impaired social or cognitive functioning due to early life trauma and attachment difficulties. The children will attend Options Kinsale as a day pupil for their education. The service has a dedicated staff team who are focused on the delivery of high quality, child centred, bespoke packages of care and education. These are carefully tailored to meet the needs of the individual young people. Our packages of support are flexible and innovative to enable each young person to succeed.

**Key Skills Required**:

- Hold Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care (Children and Young People) or equivalent
- Relevant experience of working with children/young adults with autistic spectrum disorders, trauma and/or challenging behaviour
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff
- Effective leadership skills and ability to motivate a team
- Effective communication skills, verbal and written
- Good IT skills
- Hold a full UK driving licence
**About the Role**:
As a Team Leader this key position has responsibility for supervising and motivating a team of Support Workers, whilst also completing a hands on role to ensure the highest quality care and support to the children.

This role is offered on a full-time basis, working 7am - 11pm on a one on two of shift basis.

**Your day to day duties as a Team Leader will involve**:

- Participating in the rota for care of children and young people as part of the care team and to undertake a number of tasks including: personal care, organising and participating in appropriate activities, domestic duties to include laundry, cooking and shopping and to transport the children and young people to appointments and activities.
- Supporting and supervising the children and young people with the implementation of life skills, key skills and independence skills and leisure in their home and community.
- Safeguard all children and young people and ensure their safety and wellbeing needs are being met.
- Undertake agreed delegated management responsibilities on an ongoing basis in support of the line manager, for example supervisions, annual appraisals, probation reviews and return to work meetings.
- Lead and supervision staff on shift to ensure that they carry out their duties and behave appropriately at all times.
**In return**
- We offer support to progress, including funding for relevant qualifications.
- A fantastic central induction, local induction and a dedicated buddy who will be there for you from day one.
- Employees have access to an extensive training suite for personal development, it’s all free and online.
- Access to our internal platform which offers, employee discounts for 100’s of retailers, recognition cards, wellbeing tools and more.
- We offer a “Cycle to Work scheme” where you can save money on bikes and equipment, an Employee Assistance Programme where you have direct access to professional support and Salary Finance options which offer benefits such as advances on your earned pay when you need it.
- We also offer “one moment in time” which is an extra days annual leave each year for you to use on a day that’s important to you
- We are proud to be certified as Great Place to Work for the second year running, a certification based on employee feedback

Reference ID: 158841

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

**Salary**: £22,880.00 per year