Childrens Team Leader - Wisbech, United Kingdom - CareTech Group

CareTech Group
CareTech Group
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Wisbech, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Children's Residential Team Leader.

£13.50 and above -nights

Location - Meeko house Friday Bridge


Main Purpose of the Job:


To assist the manager and/or the Deputy Manager in achieving the aims and objectives of the Statement of Purpose and uphold the organisations missions' statement and values.

To support and manage the staff team to enable them to meet the needs of the children and young people.

To undertake direct work with children and young people as appropriate. To ensure each shift is planned and resources allocated. To work in partnership with other professionals to achieve optimum outcomes for young people.

To offer supervision and support to staff in line with and as directed by, the Registered Manager and/or the Deputy Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities

To meet the needs of children: (including but not limited to)

  • Ensuring that each member of staff is aware of each child's care plan and their responsibilities for its implementation
  • Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve best outcomes for young people
  • Undertaking direct work with young people and acting as an appropriate role model
  • Maintaining accurate written records in logs, continuation sheets and files both to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to take place
  • Chairing children's meetings and facilitating consultation with young people generally
  • To manage a staff team through:
  • Providing supervisory control and direction in relation to staff duties and responsibilities
  • Taking responsibility for planning shifts and ensuring their smooth running when on duty
  • Providing consultation and informal advice and support to staff in relation to day to day matters
  • Contributing to team and staff meetings to facilitate good communication and staff development
  • Ensuring staff work within the Home's policies, procedures
  • Providing managerial control and direction in relation to staff duties and responsibilities

Qualifications:


  • Secondary Education with good standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Diploma Level 3 Children & Young People Workforce or NVQ equivalent
  • Current driving licence
Knowledge & Skills

  • Knowledge of the Children Act and other relevant legislation
  • Awareness of Equal Opportunities/ADP issues
  • Team Building Skills
  • Supervision Skills
  • Ability to manage teams effectively
  • Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing
  • Understanding the needs of BESD children including managing challenging behaviour
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to motivate and enthuse staff
  • Counselling Skills
  • Training Skills
  • Drugs Awareness Training
Experience

  • 1 year's relevant supervisory experience preferred but not essential.
  • 12 months experience of working in a residential setting with young people with challenging behaviour or equally in a social care setting.
Who are we?

We are the Cambian group, the largest independent provider of care and education for children and young people. We believe that everyone has a personal best. Those we care for and those who care for them.

You will find that you are part of a close, supportive team, all focused on achieving the best outcome for everyone.

The better we work together, the more we can help the people we care for achieve their personal best too.

Whether that is in terms of helping someone to achieve their personal potential or growing our reputation as provider of the best quality behavioural health services in the UK.

We already have 27 Ofsted 'Outstanding Provider' Awards, join us and together we can achieve more.


Requirements for an Enhanced DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice.

Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible due to the nature of these important checks it may extend the processing time


Equal Opportunities:
All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way.

Cambian Group employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.

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