Job Title: Team Leader –Children’s Home Essential Criteria: Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare Location: Cambridgeshire / Hertfordshire Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Full-time – 40 hours per week - Shifts Salary: £15.25 - £16.64 per hour - effective from 1st January 2025 (£31,720.00 - £34,611.20 per annum), linked to competency and qualifications We are currently looking for a Team Leader for our Children’s home which provides care and therapeutic support for children and young people age 6-19 years with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, and degenerative disorders. To have a passion to make a difference, to enable children and young people to succeed and feel valued. To actively promote and maintain a stable, happy homely and caring environment that puts the health, safety and welfare of our young people first. Provide support to the Care Managers through the management, motivation and coaching of a team of support workers and Senior Support workers. Be responsible for a team that provide appropriate physical and emotional support to the children and young people through the work of the care team within a residential environment and with off-site activities. This will include: GP other health related appointments, visits to families and trips out. Help with the induction of new team members and their continued mentoring and development towards QCF and other mandatory training. Carry out supervisions along with dealing with Performance Management issues within your team. Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times. Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date. Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care. Take an active role in ensuring that activities are completed, and effectively delegated and day-to-day implementation of young people’s individual program plans are carried out efficiently with adequate cover available at all times. Ensure that all documentation is kept up to date. Undertake on a regular basis sleeping-in duties for which an allowance is paid and waking night duties and undertake duty manager/on call responsibilities Please note that the role may require participation in physical intervention and personal care. Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Experience: QCF Level 3 in Childcare or a QCF Level 3 in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) Shift / team leading experience Superb communication skills Highly organised Ability to lead and motivate Benefits Full training and continued support DBS is paid for by us 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays Life assurance Enhanced pension scheme Health cash back plan Car lease scheme Bike to work scheme Perk box Free parking