At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team to support young people with disabilities and create positive experiences.
- Company: Break, a caring organisation dedicated to empowering young people.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career-enhancing qualifications, generous leave, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare preferred; training provided if not.
The predicted salary is between 26260 - 26687 £ per year.
Salary: £26,260 to £26,687 per annum, depending on qualifications
Hours: Full time (38 hours per week)
Maximum full time job rate potential is £27,115 per annum, performance related.
Why Break? Break invests in the future of our staff as we do for the young people in our services. We strive to provide the highest quality of care, and you’ll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.
About the role: As a Break Team Leader, you will play a vital role in helping young people achieve positive outcomes. You will motivate your team to deliver engaging, safe, and inspiring shifts and create positive experiences where colleagues and young people feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed. You will provide guidance to ensure the continued delivery of high-quality care and support.
You will celebrate milestones in our disability services. While not every day will be easy, you will feel pride in the young people you support and care for.
You will need to be an excellent team player who is warm, compassionate, calm, and resilient, with the ability to support young people with complex emotional, behavioural, and additional needs. Through empathy, patience, and commitment, you will help make a meaningful and lasting difference in the lives of young people with disabilities, enabling them to achieve their potential and thrive.
Ideally, you hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare. If not, you will be expected to complete it within 24 months of starting. The qualification is fully funded by Break, with support from our training team while you complete it.
In your role, you’ll have access to the following benefits:
- Free, career-enhancing qualifications
- A “golden hello” scheme welcoming you to our services, with £500 paid one month after your start date and a second £500 at the six-month mark (not available to candidates referred by recruitment agencies)
- A referral scheme offering the same two payments if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break in care services (subject to conditions)
- 31 days annual leave per year (including bank holidays)
- Annual leave purchase
- Additional service-related holiday from 2 years
- Company funded medical cash plan
- Enhanced sick pay and family friendly leave
- Pension salary sacrifice
- Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary
- Access to the Blue Light benefits platform with discounts across shops, venues and services (membership fee reimbursed)
- Access to multiple wellbeing initiatives
- Opportunity to influence Break’s strategy through the Staff Consultation Forum
- Cycle to Work and Tech scheme
Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the documents section.
If you would like to develop your career and make a real difference in a child or young person’s life, please use the apply button to be taken to our application site.
We reserve the right to interview suitable candidates as they apply. This means the role may close at short notice and without prior warning.
Additional Information: We recognise diversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. The first interview will be a Safe Care/Warner style interview; if successful, candidates will attend a formal interview.
An enhanced DBS check is required for the role and funded by Break. To comply with OFSTED requirements, you will be asked to provide details of your full employment history. We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process and in the workplace. For eligibility to work in the UK, you will be asked to provide evidence as per UKVI guidelines.
Children'S Residential Team Leader (Disability Services) in Norwich employer: Break Charity
Break Charity in North End, UK is an exceptional employer that prioritises the wellbeing of both its staff and the young people they serve. With a supportive work culture, generous benefits such as a golden hello scheme and 31 days of annual leave, employees are encouraged to grow and develop their skills in a fulfilling environment. Joining Break means being part of a dedicated team that values leadership and compassion in making a real difference in the lives of children.
