Team Leader

Positive Futures Recruitment Ltd • Royston, ENG, United Kingdom • 15h ago

Job Description

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Job Title:Team Leader - Residential Care
Location:Meldreth - Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire
Salary:£14.45 - £15.77(£30,056 - £32,802 per year for a 40 hour week) Linked to competency and qualifications
Hours:Full-time 40 hours per week Shifts
We are currently seeking aTeam Leaderto join aspecialist residential servicewhich 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 based in Meldreth.
The role:
AsTeam Leaderyou will hold your Level 3 qualification in care or Residential Care / Childcare and have Shift / Team leadership experience.

To have a passion to make a difference, to enable service users to succeed and feel valued.
To actively promote and maintain a stable, happy homely and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.
Provide support to the Care Managers through the management, motivation and coaching of a team of support workers and Senior Support workers.
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.
Help with the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training.
Carry out supervisions along with dealing with Performance Management issues within your team.
Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young peoples individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times.
Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date.
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
Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care.

Experience /Qualifications:

QCF Level 3 in Childcare / Care or a NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare / Care (or equivalent)
Shift / team leading experience
Superb communication skills
Highly organised

Benefits: