Hexham, Northumberland
Circa £28,152 + £700 on call allowance.
37 Hours - Full-Time including occasional waking nights and sleep in.
Giving children and young people the foundations, they need to thrive.
The role
Action for Children Monksfield provides care and support to children aged 6-18 years with moderate to severe learning disabilities and or complex health and physical disabilities. We have two homes based in Hexham Northumberland - Acorn provides short break residential care and Adlin House is a 4-bedded long-stay Children's Home.
We are a highly motivated and supportive team and are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and competent team leader.
As the Team Leader, reporting to the Registered Manager, you will spend time supporting and managing a staff team through supervision, appraisals, team meetings and running a live rota. You will also work directly, as a shift leader, with the young people in the home, following individual care plans. You will work within the relevant legislation and ensure a high quality of care is provided to all young people as part of the wider multidisciplinary care team.
This role will be working 37 hours a week on a shift basis and will involve a balance of administrative duties and practical work with the young people. This role will require some waking nights and sleep in's as part of the rota.
You will make a difference by:
- Having responsibility for the day to day management of the service in accordance with national standards and legislation.
- Being responsible for the supervision, appraisal, learning and development of the team.
- Focusing on outcome-led care for the children and young people living in the home
You will need:
- Experience of working in a residential service.
- Experience in caring for children and young people with learning disabilities.
- Experience of supervising staff
- NVQ Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent.
- An outcome-focussed attitude.
- A proven track record of managing staff in the context of supporting and developing people.
- The ability to work shifts on a rota basis and participate in the On-Call Rota.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we will recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
For any questions about this role, please contact Lynsey Munro in our recruitment team on
Interviews will be held on 4th October 2020.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
