Residential Children's Services Team Leader

Headway Adolescent Resources Limited • Permanent • Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom • 1d ago

Headway Adolescent Resources
Residential Children's Services Team Leader
Location: Langford, Bristol
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Specific Hours: 38 hours per week

Salary

Unqualified: Up to £34,079.99 with sleep-in shifts
Qualified: Up to £35,810.18 with sleep-in shifts

Headway Adolescent Resources, established in 1999, has built a strong reputation for providing high-quality, holistic care to young people from all backgrounds. We're looking for a dedicated Team Leader to join our established children's home in Langford and play a key role in supporting the team and delivering outstanding care to the young people we support.

If you're passionate about supporting young people, promoting their wellbeing and helping them reach their full potential, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer

Holiday allowance
Pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution
Ofsted bonus of £200 for a Good report and £500 for an Outstanding report
Employee Discount Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
A sleep-in allowance of £46 per night, as required by the needs of the business

About the Role

In this role, you will ensure young people receive a safe, positive and nurturing living experience while leading and supporting the Residential Support Worker team to deliver high-quality care.

Work shifts to ensure the home runs safely, smoothly and in line with safeguarding expectations
Lead and supervise Residential Support Workers, promoting best practice and acting as a positive role model
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of policies, procedures, legislation and the home's Statement of Purpose, and guide staff in applying these
Build strong, professional relationships with multi-agency partners, families and the wider community
Support care planning, young people's reviews and progress against individual plans
Encourage young people to participate in decision-making within the home and the community
Promote equality and anti-discriminatory practice, and uphold all health and safety and data protection requirements
Attend required training and support learners working towards relevant qualifications where needed

Essential Skills

Have a good standard of education and be working towards, or hold, a Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People's Workforce or equivalent
Have a strong understanding of childcare legislation, Children's Homes Regulations and Quality Standards
Have experience supporting young people who may display behaviours that challenge
Be confident in report writing, numeracy, general administration and IT
Be able to build positive, empathetic relationships with young people and be committed to achieving the best outcomes
Have a motivational and supportive leadership style, with the ability to supervise and develop staff
Have knowledge of national and local safeguarding procedures and protocols

Headway Adolescent Resources is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

Headway Adolescent Resources is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All candidates will be subject to thorough reference checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Safeguarding young people is at the heart of everything we do.

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