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Team Leader / Leading Children's Care Home

DAYTIME HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Posted 11 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE7 3HH, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Daytime Healthcare is seeking a Team Leader for a children's care home in Peterborough, focusing on young people with learning disabilities.
  • The role involves supporting the Manager, ensuring safe care practices, and providing a nurturing environment for residents aged 7-17.
  • Candidates should have experience working in a Children's Residential Home and preferably hold a Level 3 qualification in Childcare.
  • The position offers a salary structure that includes £70 per sleep-in shift, alongside the hourly rate, with opportunities for overtime.
  • Applicants should have at least one year of relevant experience in a similar role.

Daytime Healthcare are assisting a leading children's care home to find a Team Leader to join the team in Peterborough.

The children's home offers a comprehensive residential service for young people with learning disabilities and associated challenging behaviour aged between 7-17 years.

Duties:

  • To join a team of residential care staff ensuring that safe and appropriate care practices are always maintained
  • To support the Manager in all aspects of the home’s operation, whilst maintaining positive childcare practice, in keeping with the aims and objectives of the home
  • To provide a safe, warm and supportive environment to our residents whilst being involved in the planning and organisation of the home

Responsibilities:

  • To foster and encourage, wherever appropriate contact between residents and their families
  • To maintain good liaison and co-operate with external agencies, eg: social workers, consultant staff and others concerned with the welfare of the individual residents
  • To demonstrate both sensitivity and appropriate assertiveness, whilst working in a pressured environment with groups of diverse residents and staff.

Level 3 in Childcare is desirable.

Must have experience working in a Children's Residential Home.

What We Offer:

  • Work just 3 shifts a week
  • One sleep-in shift weekly
  • £70 per sleep-in, in addition to your hourly rate
  • Outstanding work/life balance
  • Plenty of overtime available if you want it

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.