Team Leader Children's Residential Home

**Job description**

**Team Leader Children's Residential Home**

**Salary : £30,552 - £33,752 per year**

**Sleep In Shift Supplement: £50 per shift**

**Welcome Bonus: £500 bonus after successfully completing probationary period**

**Location**:Derby**

**Are you an experienced Team Leader or Senior Support Worker with a background in Residential Child Care with Learning Disabilities? Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of Young People? Look no further**

Haven Care Group are on the lookout for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team within a Children’s Residential Home specialising in Learning Disabilities in the Chellaston area of Derby. This role is full time, working shifts on a **1 day on 2 day off pattern**, with a requirement to complete between 6-8 sleep in shifts every month.

**Who are Haven Care Group?**

HCG are recognised as an innovative and an award-winning Residential Children’s Homes provider. We are also an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted registered organisation. We specialise in providing residential care and support for children and Young People aged 7-18 who may have Learning Disabilities including Autism and ADHD, challenging behaviours. Some of our children may also have suffered neglect, trauma, sexual exploitation, or other types of domestic abuse. HCG, along with their workforce, are extremely motivated, creative and have high standards of care and place the children at the heart of everything they do to ensure that they have the best possible future, which every child deserves.

**What can Haven Care Group offer in return for your commitment to shaping the future of the Young People in our care?**

**HCG can offer a range of fantastic benefits and incentives including**:

- A highly competitive salary of **£ 30,552 - £ 33,752 **, £ 50 sleep-in per shift
- A **£ 500 bonus after successfully completing probationary period**
- Access to funded QCF Leadership & Management diploma qualifications in Residential Child Care
- Industry leading Management Development Programme (MDP).
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- An opportunity to undertake specialist training and be supported in any way - 85% of all our Qualified Support Workers, Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions.
- Employee of the Month Scheme, with a potential to win a **£50 voucher** every month
- Length of Service Holiday Scheme - Awarding up to an additional 5 days paid leave per year with continued service, above Statutory Entitlement
- Refer a Friend Scheme, offering **£150 **for every person you successfully recommend to work with HCG
- Funded access to the Blue Light Card Discount Scheme, offering discounts for many High street and online retailers, events, and hospitality companies - HCG will reimburse any fees occurred when obtaining your Discount Card

**To be successful as a Support Worker with HCG, you will need to possess the following essential attributes**:

- A Certified Diploma Level 3 or 4 in Residential Child Care (Children and Young Peoples Workforce) or equivalent.
- Experience of working with Young People that may live with a Learning Disability, are Neuro-Diverse or have social and emotional difficulties, or behaviour that challenges.
- Full UK Manual Driving License
- Ability to work shifts and sleep in the home overnight
- Experience in leading shifts and overseeing a team of Support Workers

**As a Support Worker you will be responsible for a range of duties as set out below**:

- Working alongside Manager & the Deputy Manager in Children's Residential Home.
- Ensuring that our Young People receive the highest standard of support/care appropriate to their individual needs.
- Providing advice, assistance, and support to Young People, safeguarding their welfare at all times.
- Ensuring that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
- Ensuring shifts are planned with Residential Support Workers, to take the lead on shift and be responsible for the events on the shift
- Attending to Young People’s practical, physical, and emotional needs and acting as an appropriate role model.
- Working closely with Young People to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.
- Communicating effectively with the team of staff coming onto shift ensuring that a thorough account of your shifts events has taken place.
- Completing written reports and documentation
- Setting up, coordinating, and reviewing Care plans, Risk Assessments, Behaviour Management Plans, Health Care Documentation, Agreements, and Incentives.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Pay: £30,552.00-£33,052.00 per year

Additional pay:

- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
- Signing bonus

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