Role: Team Leader Residential Salary: £31,100 per annum plus £700 on call allowance Location: Hexham, Northumberland Contract/Hours: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week Interviews will take place in person week commencing 7 th of April. Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Development and Career Progression: Work towards gaining your Level 5 Diploma, fully funded, and supported by us Clear pathways for progression into roles such as Service Co-Ordinator, Home Manager or Area Manager. We're offering a highly competitive rewards package, plus a comprehensive supervision and development programme to continue your professional development. Why Action for Children? At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 671,275 children and families across the UK. Residential care is one of our key growth areas - we have an expanding nationwide network of small, family-style homes. Through innovative care and support, we provide a safe, nurturing environment for disadvantaged children. A bit about the role: Monksfield provides quality short breaks and long stays for children with disabilities aged 6-17 years old. We provide a nurturing and fun environment in which young people feel safe and free to gain a sense of themselves. Your skills, passions and interests could help us to continue achieving this. Whether it's being a whizz on the PlayStation, creating origami animals or exploring nature you can inspire our children. We have two homes on the same site in Monksfield. Acorn provides short breaks, and Adlin House is a 4-bed long-stay Children's Home. How you'll help to create brighter futures: As a Children's Team Leader Residential, you will work with the Senior team in the day to day running of the home as part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring that the young people are in the safe Supporting environment required to nurture their needs. Leading shifts and supervising staff Link working with young people (managing paperwork and files). Developing care plans and identifying agreed outcomes. Responsible for the safeguarding of young people. Being an advocate for the wellbeing of the young people. Let's talk about you. In this role as Team Leader Residential, you'll contribute to our vision of ensuring safe and happy childhoods. To achieve that real change to vulnerable children, young people and families, there'll be certain qualities that you will have. Experience of working with children or young people with complex needs within a residential setting. Level 3 QCF Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), or the willingness to undertake the level 3 qualification. Experience of Ofstead is an advantage but not essential. An understanding of attachment theory and impact of adverse childhood experiences on the development and behaviour of children and young people. A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and young people, The ability to work effectively as part of a team. - IT literate, the ideal candidate must be confident in using a computer. Application Process: Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.