Children's Team Leader

Duration: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £34,834 - £38,223 per annum dependent on experience

Our client is looking for a Children's Home Team Leader to join their team on a permanent basis. All of their homes offer a service to children and young people for whom residential care is a placement of choice and assessed to be the most appropriate resource to enable them to fulfil their potential.

As a Team Leader you will:

• Work alongside the Registered Manager to shape the development of the first two children's homes, through registration with Ofsted and beyond
• Lead on shifts, as part of a rota system
• Provide support and guidance to the front-line practitioners on a day-to-day basis and through formal line management responsibilities.
• Carry out sleeping-in duties, for which an additional allowance will be paid
• Work alongside senior managers to ensure risk assessments and related management plans are implemented

Requirements

• Experience as a Residential Practitioner in a children's home
• Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Full UK driving license and willingness to drive