Children's Home Team Leader

Team Leader - Children's Residential Care

Location: Willow Bank, Kendal

Salary: £33,149 - £36,363 (39 hours per week) Plus: Sleep in payments of £68.25 per night (approx. £3,276 per year based on 1 per week over 48 weeks)

Make a meaningful difference to children's lives by joining adedicated residential care team.

Our client are a 52 week specialist therapeutic centre with on?site education, supporting children aged 6-12 who have experienced trauma, abuse and neglect. Their approach is rooted in therapeutic care, stability and a nurturing family ethos.

They are now recruiting a Team Leader for a 5 bed children's home in Kendal.

What We're Looking For

Applicants must have relevant experience and hold NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), plus:

• Strong understanding of therapeutic care
• Experience planning activities for children and adults
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident administrative and organisational abilities
• Experience leading supervisions
• Ability to plan for groups and longer?term activities
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development
• Full UK driving licence

This is a 39 hour a week role, working on a rota including evenings and weekends. Sleep ins are available.

What's on Offer

• Job security and clear career progression
• Supportive and experienced management team
• Comprehensive induction into our ethos and therapeutic approach
• Fully funded mandatory training and DBS
• Rotas planned with staff wellbeing in mind
• Sleep ins paid at £68.25 per night
• Employee reward scheme
• Clinical consultation for reflective practice
• Access to a confidential counsellor
• Staff led wellness group
• Gym membership
• Enhanced overtime rates
• Nest pension scheme
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Extensive CPD opportunities, including funded qualifications (CEOP Ambassador, NVQ 4 & 5, Masters?level study)