Team Leader Residential

Team Leader Residential

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnicities and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Salary: Up to £29,000 per annum, depending on experience PLUS £700 on call allowance per annum. ALSO £50 per Sleep-In Allowance.

Location: High Wycombe, Bucks.

Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full- working 37 hours a week. Shift times are 7am to 3pm, and 2pm to 10pm. Sleep Ins will be required as and when necessary.

Benefits:

• Basic annual leave of 29 days PLUS bank holidays
• Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service PLUS the option to buy another 5 days every year!
• Flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages.
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution.
• Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Development and Career Progression:

• Work towards gaining your Level 5 Diploma, fully funded and supported by us!
• Clear pathways for progression into roles such as Service Co-ordinator, Home Manager or Area Manager.

• Our Operational Director, Kate, began her career as a Play Worker. Have a look at her Career Progression blog attached.

Why Action for Children?

We are one of the UK's largest children's charities. At Action for Children we pride ourselves in being collaborative and inclusive. Are you passionate about changing the lives of children and young people to give them the best possible future?

A bit about the role:

Merryfields is a 14 bed Short Break Residential Service providing 24-hour care for 5 – 18 year olds with moderate to severe learning disabilities. We strive and work towards providing top tiered person–centered care. We also hold various activities on a day-to-day basis to encourage social experiences and promote equality and diversity throughout the service.

We are looking for a Team Leader to manage and lead a team of residential professionals and other staff as directed in the delivery of a 24 hour rota (including management of shifts).

You will be passionate, committed, and resilient and yes, this role can at sometimes be emotionally and physically challenging but it's also fun, diverse and you will feel huge sense of reward by being able to help, in the best way possible If this all sounds ideal, then, you are exactly who we are looking for.

You will help our Young People by:

• Building and maintaining positive relationships by providing emotional/social support to young people, who can display challenging emotional and social difficulties
• Taking the leadwith case/care planning management for children or young people.
• Carrying out regular reviews of young people's paperwork and package of support, in conjunction with the children, young people, their families and professionals from their wider support
• Supervising, guiding, directing and training the staff team and volunteers where required and provide induction.
• Attending professional meetings including reviews, safeguarding conferences / court work, EHC planning meetings etc.
• Deputising in the managers absence, liaising with stakeholders and a range of other professionals and by taking the lead in specific areas of the service such as compliance, health and safety and service monitoring.

Let's talk about your skills and what we need:

• A minimum of Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People's Workforce Social Care Pathway/Residential Care or equivalent
• Previous experience in a supervisory/ management role.
• Experience in managing and prioritising work
• A commitment to going that extra mile.
• Experience of working withchildren with challenging behavioural/emotional and complex needs.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding.
• A driving licence is desirable as we work closely as a cluster of services across Aylesbury and High Wycombe and travel may be required for this purpose and for attending training and meetings'

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

For any recruitment related queries or help with your application please contact: Sarah Manderfield on 01923 361743 or email sarah.manderfield@actionforchildren.org.uk

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

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