Team Leader, Children's Home - Rugeley, United Kingdom - SGS Care Ltd

SGS Care Ltd

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Rugeley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Team Leader, Children's Home

Location - Rugeley, (Cannock), Staffordshire

Salary - £35,600 DOE including £70.47 per sleep-in with an average of 11 per month

Service:
Children's Residential Care Home

Service Users:
YP with various needs; EBD, CSE, CCE

Qualifications:
Level 3 Diploma in Residential Child Care or Level 4 Children, Young People & Families Practitioner (Residential Pathway)

Experience:
At least 1 years' experience relevant to residential care in the last 5 years

Employment Type:
Full Time/ Permanent

The Opportunity

This is a role that specialises in supporting Children and Young People who have suffered early life trauma, neglect, or abuse and may display challenging behaviours.

The Company

Our client is an established company that is growing, they offer various children's services such as Family Support, Children's Homes for LD and EBD and Supported Living for Care Leavers.

Their service covers the Midlands and North of England.

The Benefits:

Competitive pay and sleepin allowance
Enhanced overtime rate of; time and a third
Access to the employee wellbeing programme
28 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 33 days with 5 years of service
Funded Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare
No barriers to progression within various services across the Midlands and North of England

What you will be expected to do:

Ensuring shifts are planned with Residential Support Workers
To ensure that all risks are safely managed in line with the company policies and procedures
To communicate effectively with the team regarding the plans for the day
To provide reports and documentation that reflect the progress of the young person, using our paperless systems and tools
To review the young people's care plans and other associated documentation

You will also need:

To provide positive parenting
To have exceptional communication skills
To have sound working knowledge of current legislation e.g., Children's Homes Regulations 2015 (including quality standards)
To be openminded, empathetic in a calm and professional manner

Essential Requirements:

Must have a full manual driving licence
Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent
Be willing to participate in further continuing professional development to support the needs of our young people
To have a clear passion and desire to support children and young people
To be an active member of the team and be committed to working in unison

This is a great opportunity to work with a company that offers genuine career progression through its current services and new and developing services across the North West and the Midlands (East and West).