Team Leader – Children & Young Adults
Essential Criteria: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare
Location: Hertfordshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time – 32 hours per week - Shifts
Salary: £24,044.80 - £26,241.28 per annum, linked to competency and qualifications
Our client is currently looking for a Team Leader their Children’s home which provides care and therapeutic support for children and young people age 6-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, and degenerative disorders.
Responsibilities
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To have a passion to make a difference, to enable children and young people to succeed and feel valued.
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To actively promote and maintain a stable, happy homely and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.
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Provide support to the Care Managers through the management, motivation and coaching of a team of support workers and Senior Support workers.
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Be responsible for a team that provide appropriate physical and emotional support to the children and young people through the work of the care team within a residential environment and with off-site activities. This will include: GP other health related appointments, visits to families and trips out.
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Help with the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training.
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Carry out supervisions along with dealing with Performance Management issues within your team.
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Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times.
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Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date.
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Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities
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Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care.
Skills and Qualifications
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Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times.
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Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date.
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Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities
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Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care.
Experience:
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QCF Level 3 in Childcare or a QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
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Shift / team leading experience
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Superb communication skills
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Highly organised
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Ability to lead and motivate
Benefits and additional information
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Full training and continued support
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DBS is paid for by us
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33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
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Life assurance and pension
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Health cash back plan
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Car lease scheme
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Bike to work scheme
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Perk box
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Free parking
Blackstone benefits:
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
For further information on this role, please contact Finley Chatfield at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now