Residential Care - Team Leader

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Job Title: Team Leader - Young Adult ResidentialLocation: Meldreth - Cambridgeshire / HertfordshireSalary: £14.45 - £15.77 per hour (linked to competency and qualifications)annual Salary: £30,056 - £32,802 per year for a 40 hour weekHours: Full-time - 40 hours per week - Shifts

We are currently seeking a Team Leader to join a residential service which provides care and therapeutic support for children and young people age 6-25 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, and degenerative disorders based in Meldreth.

The role:

As Team Leader you will hold your Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care (NVQ level 3) or Residential care and have Shift / Team leadership experience.

• To have a passion to make a difference, to enable children and young people to succeed and feel valued.
• To actively promote and maintain a stable, happy homely and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first.
• Provide support to the Care Managers through the management, motivation and coaching of a team of support workers and Senior Support workers.
• Be responsible for a team that provide appropriate physical and emotional support to the children and young people through the work of the care team within a residential environment and with off-site activities. This will include: GP other health related appointments, visits to families and trips out.
• Help with the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training.
• Carry out supervisions along with dealing with Performance Management issues within your team.
• Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times.
• Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date.
• Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities
• Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care.

Experience /Qualifications:

• NVQ Level 3 in care or a QCF Level 3 in Residential care (or equivalent)
• Shift / team leading experience
• Superb communication skills
• Highly organised

Benefits:

• Full training and continued support
• DBS is paid for by us
• 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
• Life assurance and pension
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Perk box
• Free parking