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Senior Team Leader, Childrens (Acting up)
Dependant on skills, qualifications & experience
Description: Senior Team Leader, Childrens (Acting up)
Type: Acting up (3 month contract)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6RQ
Salary: Dependant on skills, qualifications & experience
We are looking for a dedicated individual to step into the Senior Team Leader role within our Children’s Homes.
About Seashell Trust:
Seashell is a charity dedicated to providing a creative, happy and secure environment for children and young people with complex needs and additional communication challenges from across the UK.
We have 17 home-from-home houses for children and young people who need residential support. We can provide 24-hour care, weekly and termly boarding, and 52-week placement for individuals aged 3-25 years.
This opportunity is to support our children who are up to 18 years old.
About the Role of Senior Team Leader:
The Senior (Team Leader) leads the operational house team of Residential Support Workers to provide person centred care to children with learning disabilities, autism and complex health and social care needs.
They will ensure staff have the resources and support to provide the level and quality of service required day to day, plus the ongoing development and continuous improvement of the service.
As well as providing direct care and support, the Senior (Team Leader) is required to act as a Key Worker. They will give supervision and manage performance appraisal for all Support Workers in the home and will provide mentor and coaching support on key operational tasks. Being visible and accessible to support is paramount.
Qualification and Experience:
- Demonstrable experience working within a similar setting.
- Level 4 / Level 3 QCF/ NVQ Health and Social Care or Level 3/Level 4 Children’s & Young People’s Workforce / or equivalent qualification.
- Excellent knowledge of Ofsted Quality standards and Children’s Homes regulations.
- Extensive knowledge and experience of working with children and young people with learning disabilities and complex needs.
- Strong experience of managing a staff team; supervising and completing appraisals with staff in a care setting.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, ability to write and maintain reports and children and young people.
- The ability to record and communicate effectively with parents/staff/other professionals.
- Flexible approach to work to work to work a day shift to meet with other operational staff.
Seashell Trust Benefits:
- Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) in your first year, rising to 38 days (including bank holidays) with length of service.
- Free on-site parking.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Company Events.
- Refer a friend scheme.
- Paid DBS.
- A comprehensive health and wellbeing provision including; Employee Assistance, wellbeing programmes and Occupational Health.
- Retail, food and leisure discount card.
- Choice of pension scheme.
About Recruitment at Seashell Trust
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.
Our Core Values are represented within the three ‘I’s’ – Integrity Innovation and Involvement
We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview. We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications.
This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We provide an environment that is safeguarded and as part of our safer recruitment policy, the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be taken.