Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Circa £23,800 + £1775 Outer London Weighting allowance

37Hrs - Full-Time - (Rota Basis)

Giving children and young people the foundations, they need to thrive.

The role

Warren Park provides permanent placements for up to 5 children and young people with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioural difficulties and associated additional needs aged between 8 - 18 years old. With a large garden, sensory room and much more we can offer you lots of fantastic opportunities and will reward you with laughter, big smiles and career satisfaction

As a Team leader your aim is to positively lead and support a team of workers to ensure that a safe and friendly environment is provided for the service users.

You will make a difference by:

- Leading and assessing staff, carrying out supervisions, appraisals and risk assessments.

- Staff Rotas.

- Adhering to Safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Reporting and Recording in line with the children's regulations and quality standard.

- Processing referrals and gathering essential information.
- Conducting detailed children assessments to enable the effective delivery of the service.
- Working closely with families in meeting the needs of their children.
- Working closely with social workers and other professionals.
- Attending multi agency meetings.

- Advocating in the absence of the home's manager.

- Undertaken training to ensure you are suitably qualified in accordance with the needs of the home

You will need:

- Minimum of a Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
- Driver's Licence and access to own car.
- To be IT literate.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Previous experience in a supervisory role in the Social Care field.
- Flexibility and the willingness to go the extra mile.

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 more information, please contact Machaela Huggins on 07776 659 803 or email

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.