Team Leader - Children's Residential Home in Wolverhampton

Team Leader

EBD Residential Children's Home

Location: Wolverhampton

Pay Rate: £15.50 – £16.00 per hour

Hours: Shift work – including long days, weekends and sleep-ins as required.

Job Purpose

As a Team Leader, you will play a key role in providing safe, consistent and nurturing care to children and young people living within an EBD residential children's home.

You will support children and young people who may present with emotional, behavioural and complex needs, helping them to develop positive relationships, manage their emotions and build the skills they need to progress towards a more independent future.

Alongside providing direct care, you will take responsibility for leading shifts, supporting and guiding Residential Support Workers and ensuring the home maintains high standards of care, safeguarding and compliance.

We are looking for someone who is confident, resilient and passionate about making a genuine difference to the lives of young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, child-centred care and support to children and young people with emotional and behavioural needs.
• Build positive, trusting and professional relationships with young people.
• Lead shifts, delegating responsibilities and providing guidance to Residential Support Workers.
• Promote a safe, structured and nurturing environment within the home.
• Support young people to manage their emotions and behaviours through positive behaviour-support strategies.
• Respond calmly and confidently to challenging situations, including incidents of challenging behaviour.
• Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified, recorded and escalated appropriately.
• Contribute to individual care plans, placement plans, risk assessments and behaviour management strategies.
• Encourage independence, confidence and the development of practical life skills.
• Support young people with education, appointments, activities and family contact.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records, including daily logs, handovers and incident reports.
• Act as a positive role model to young people and colleagues.
• Mentor, support and develop less experienced members of the team.
• Assist with the induction and training of new employees.
• Ensure medication procedures, health and safety requirements and safeguarding processes are followed.
• Work collaboratively with families, social workers, education professionals and other external agencies.
• Support the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager in maintaining the home's standards and meeting regulatory requirements.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision, training and Ofsted inspections.
• Undertake sleep-in duties, weekends and bank holidays as required by the home's rota.

Qualifications

Candidates should ideally hold:

• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (England) or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• A willingness to undertake the appropriate residential childcare qualification if not already achieved, where eligible and required.
• Must be a driver.

Experience

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous experience working within a residential children's home.
• Experience supporting children and young people with EBD, emotional and behavioural difficulties or complex needs.
• Experience managing challenging behaviour and supporting positive behavioural outcomes.
• Previous experience taking responsibility for shifts or supporting the leadership of a residential team.
• A good understanding of safeguarding and safer working practices.
• An understanding of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
• Experience completing care plans, risk assessments, incident reports and daily records.

Important Information

Interested? Please apply with an up-to-date CV. Due to the regulated nature of Children's Residential Care, successful candidates will be required to complete all relevant safer recruitment and pre-employment checks before starting work.

Right to Work: Please only apply if you already have the right to work in the UK for this position. Unfortunately, sponsorship is not available for this vacancy.

Safer Recruitment & Safeguarding: YourRecruit is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments to roles within children's residential services will be subject to appropriate safer recruitment checks, which may include an Enhanced DBS check, verification of employment history, satisfactory references, qualification checks, identity and Right to Work checks, and exploration of any gaps in employment, in line with the requirements of the role and provider.

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