Children's Home Team Leader - Mile End, United Kingdom - Outreach Services
2 weeks ago
Description
Are you an experienced children's Support Worker looking for your next challenge?
We are currently looking for a Team Leader to join an established children's home based in Mayland This exciting opportunity is to join a 4 bed home for children between the ages of 8 and 18 who have emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Salary offered £27,000 - £28,000
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The Team Leader ensures young people take an active role in contributing to the running of the home and that their views and concerns are listened to and appropriately responded to.
- The Team Leader is responsible and accountable for the daytoday line management and supervision of Care and Support Mentors within the home.
- To have a shared responsibility for the training and development of care staff and others as required.
- To provide and oversee the required paperwork related to managing a children's home.
- The Team Leader will facilitate inspection visits from regulatory bodies and routine regulation 44 inspections ensuring all relevant information is accessible and easily available.
- To support staff in their interactions with young people, attend and chair multidisciplinary meetings, team meetings, house meetings, attend LAC reviews, PEP reviews and other meetings at the request of the local authority, conduct debriefs and reflective practice when necessary.
- To have responsibility for designing and implementing evening/ weekend and holiday programs, ensuring the wishes of all young people are considered.
- To organise the appropriate use of staff, to ensure that the workload for the area is adequately covered and to delegate to other staff as appropriate.
- To ensure effective communication (verbal and written) with professionals, nonprofessionals and individuals receiving a service.
- To analyse own performance and effectiveness by critically appraising interventions, critically reviewing articles and peer review.
Leadership and management:
- To provide a good example of leadership, through effective team working, flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment to the organisation.
- At all times to provide a good role model of practice and professional behaviour.
- To mentor and supervise the development of staff
- Assist in the recruitment and selection of staff and ensuring this complies with policy and procedure and legislation.
- To motivate and guide staff in the provision of a high standard of service
Essential Criteria:
- Driving Licence
- NVQ Level 3 Residential Childcare
- 1 years experience working within a Children's Residential home
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Salary:
£27,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Onsite parking
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
Work Location:
In person
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