At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team in a therapeutic children's home, providing support and care to young people.
- Company: A warm and welcoming residential home dedicated to helping vulnerable young people.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, supportive management, and the chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Immediate start available with a temporary contract for up to 6 months.
- Why this job: Join a rewarding role where you can positively impact young lives every day.
- Qualifications: Experience in children's residential care and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 20 - 20 £ per hour.
Temporary Contract (Up to 6 Months) | Immediate Start | Full-Time | Evenings & Weekends Required
Pay £16.00 - £20.00 per hour
Are you an experienced Children's Residential Team Leader looking for your next challenge? We're recruiting for a temporary Team Leader to join a warm, therapeutic children's home supporting young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD). This is an excellent opportunity to work within a trauma-informed service where you'll have the chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of vulnerable young people.
About the Home
This service is a welcoming residential home caring for up to four children and young people. The home currently supports three young people, aged 15-16 years (two females and one male), providing a safe, stable, and nurturing environment where they can build confidence, develop life skills, and work towards positive futures.
The Role
As Team Leader, you'll play a key role in supporting the day-to-day running of the home while leading by example and maintaining high standards of care. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading shifts and supporting the staff team to deliver outstanding care.
- Providing therapeutic, trauma-informed support to children and young people with EBD.
- Building positive, trusting relationships with young people.
- Supporting behaviour management using positive and restorative approaches.
- Completing care planning, incident reports, and other administrative duties.
- Ensuring safeguarding and Ofsted standards are consistently met.
- Supporting, mentoring, and supervising Residential Support Workers.
- Working collaboratively with families, social workers, schools, and other professionals.
- Promoting independence, resilience, and positive outcomes for young people.
The role includes approximately 80% shift work and 20% dedicated administration time, with a rota that includes evenings and weekends.
About You
We're looking for someone who has:
- Experience as a Team Leader or Senior Residential Support Worker within a children's residential home.
- A strong understanding of therapeutic and trauma-informed care.
- Experience supporting children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD).
- NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) as a minimum.
- Team Teach training (preferred).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
- A calm, resilient, and positive approach to supporting young people with complex needs.
What We Offer
- Temporary contract for up to 6 months.
- Immediate start available.
- A supportive and experienced management team.
- The opportunity to work in a well-established therapeutic home.
- A rewarding role where you can make a lasting impact on young people's lives.
- Competitive hourly rate.
If you're passionate about therapeutic childcare and have the experience to lead a dedicated team, we'd love to hear from you.
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