Team Leader

About us

We are a family-run company, opening a LD Residential Children’s Home in the Tile Hill area of Coventry. Our aim is to create a safe, happy, healing, family environment for 4 children between the ages of 8-17 years with learning difficulties, who are unable to live with their families and may have experienced various trauma.

We are looking for a team of caring adults who can be understanding and compassionate for the children we are caring for, as well as the resilience and strength that it takes to manage the behaviours that can come from experiencing trauma and having learning difficulties.

The role

To be a Team Leader, there are some skills and characteristics you must have – otherwise this is not the career for you. These include: compassion, empathy, resilience, hard-working, genuine want to help people, team player, good initiative, able to dynamically risk assess, able to lead a team, good understanding of the Standards of Care and what they entail, goals to learn and develop within the industry. They must also be able to oversee and lead the home when the Manager and Deputy are not there, as well as support the Senior Residential Support Workers in leading their shifts and overseeing their duties – seeking advice through the on call system when needed.

The role of a Team Leader is to support the Senior Residential Support Workers in leading the day. You will be required to complete some shifts where you will support the children in: getting up and ready for school, transporting them to and from school, cooking meals, attending health appointments, taking part in activities, going to family time, learning independence skills. Other responsibilities include: planning the day’s shift, daily paperwork to monitor the child’s progress, cleaning the home, health and safety checks, attending meetings and care planning for the child, leading shift de-briefs and handovers as well as working with the entire team to ensure the children are effectively safeguarded. However your main duties will be in working with the Manager and Deputy in overseeing and supporting the Seniors team, upskilling them and ensuring they are meeting the requirements of their role.

We are acting-parents for these children, and our most important role is to be the stable, emotional support for them – for them to have adults that they can trust to act in their best interest and understand them. We want our children to feel safe, supported and cared for and the Team Leaders are essential in achieving this.

Benefits: 

  • A signing bonus of £500

  • Real progression opportunities 

  • Private Medical Health care

  • Progressive increases in pay based on performance

  • Yearly financial service recognition and increased annual leave days 

  • Monthly prize draws 

  • Part of team making transformational impact in the lives of children and young people

  • Supportive management team  

Requirements

Essential

  • Aged 21 or over (for statutory reasons)

  • Full driving licence

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Computer literate

  • Experience in a residential children’s home setting as a Senior/Team Leader at least 2 years minimum

  • Level 3/4 diploma in Children and Young People (if you do not have this you must be willing to complete the qualification through our training provider)

  • Good understanding of the Standards of Care and how they’re implemented.

  • Be able to oversee and lead the home in the absences of the Manager and Deputy.

Desirable

  • Aged 21 or over (for statutory reasons)

  • Full driving licence

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills

  • Computer literate

  • Experience in a residential children’s home setting as a Senior/Team Leader at least 2 years minimum

  • Level 3/4 diploma in Children and Young People (if you do not have this you must be willing to complete the qualification through our training provider)

  • Good understanding of the Standards of Care and how they’re implemented.

  • Be able to oversee and lead the home in the absences of the Manager and Deputy.

  • Experience working with children with learning difficulties at least 2 years minimum

  • Ambitions to progress into the management teams of residential childcare

Shifts and Pay

  • As a Team Leader, you would be required to work a mixture of office hours (9:00-17:00 / 14:00-22:00) as well as 4 sleep-in shifts per month.

  • Pay rate: £32,500 - £33,850 (inclusive of 4 sleeps per month) depending on experience and qualifications.

  • Additional sleep-ins: £55 during probation period and then £60

Download below application form and email a completed application form and CV to admin@rockhousing.co.uk