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Senior Team Lead - Children's Homes
£25,984 - £27,102 per annum+ excellent benefits
Description: Senior Team Lead - Children's Homes
Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cheadle
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cheadle Hulme
Search are currently recruiting 2 x Senior Team Leaders to join our team within our Children's Residential Care Homes.
About the Trust:
The company you would be working for is a charity dedicated to providing a creative, happy and secure environment for children and young people with complex needs and additional communication challenges from across the UK.
We have 17 home-from-home, four bedroomed houses for children and young people who need residential support. We can provide 24-hour care, weekly and termly boarding, and 52-week placement for individuals aged 3-25 years.
This opportunity is to support our children who are up to 18 years old. All our homes are based on our one site and so no travel is required.
About the Role of Senior Team Leader:
The successful Senior Team Leader leads the operational house team of Residential Support Workers to provide person centred care to children with learning disabilities, autism and complex health and social care needs. In addition, they will ensure staff have the resources and support to provide the level and quality of service required day to day, plus the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service. As well as providing direct care and support, the Senior Team Leader is required to act as a Key Worker. As part of your role, you will provide supervision and manage performance appraisal for all Residential Support Workers in the home and will also provide mentorship and coaching support on key operational tasks. Being visible and accessible to support is paramount.
Qualification and Experience:
Senior Team Lead - Children's Homes
£25,984 - £27,102 per annum+ excellent benefits
Description: Senior Team Lead - Children's Homes
Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cheadle
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cheadle Hulme
Search are currently recruiting 2 x Senior Team Leaders to join our team within our Children's Residential Care Homes.
About the Trust:
The company you would be working for is a charity dedicated to providing a creative, happy and secure environment for children and young people with complex needs and additional communication challenges from across the UK.
We have 17 home-from-home, four bedroomed houses for children and young people who need residential support. We can provide 24-hour care, weekly and termly boarding, and 52-week placement for individuals aged 3-25 years.
This opportunity is to support our children who are up to 18 years old. All our homes are based on our one site and so no travel is required.
About the Role of Senior Team Leader:
The successful Senior Team Leader leads the operational house team of Residential Support Workers to provide person centred care to children with learning disabilities, autism and complex health and social care needs. In addition, they will ensure staff have the resources and support to provide the level and quality of service required day to day, plus the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service. As well as providing direct care and support, the Senior Team Leader is required to act as a Key Worker. As part of your role, you will provide supervision and manage performance appraisal for all Residential Support Workers in the home and will also provide mentorship and coaching support on key operational tasks. Being visible and accessible to support is paramount.
Qualification and Experience:
* Demonstrable experience working within a similar setting.
* Level 4/ Level 3 QCF/NVQ Health and Social Care or Level 3/Level 4 Children's & Young People's Workforce / or equivalent qualification.
* Excellent knowledge of Ofsted Quality standards and Children's Homes regulations.
* Extensive knowledge and experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
* Strong experience of managing a staff team; supervising and completing appraisals with staff in a care setting.
* Good written and verbal communication skills, ability to write and maintain reports and children and young people.
* The ability to record and communicate effectively with parents/staff/other professionals.
* Flexible approach to work to work to work a day shift to meet with other operational staff.
Trust Benefits:
* Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) in your first year, rising to 38 days (including bank holidays) with length of service.
* Fully paid accredited British Sign Language Course.
* Support to complete an NVQ level 3 qualification relating to working in Health & Social Care along with additional personal/professional development opportunities.
* Use of the on-site gym and swimming pool.
* Free on-site parking.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Company Events.
* Refer a friend scheme.
* Paid DBS.
* A comprehensive health and wellbeing provision including; Employee Assistance, wellbeing programmes and Occupational Health.
* Retail, food and leisure discount card.
* Choice of pension scheme.
If this vacancy is of interest to you, or if you may know somebody suitable, please reach out to (url removed) or alternatively give us a ring at (phone number removed).
Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age