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Team Leader Residential


Action For Children
Location 

Edinburgh

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£28,850 per annum

Job Highlights
  • In your role as Team Leader Residential, you'll lead, inspire and motivate the team to deliver meaningful support that changes children's lives.
  • The Team Leader Residential is a dual role that is split between offering direct support to the young people while undertaking administrative and organisational tasks.
  • We provide gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
Job Requirements/Description

Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week (2 weekly shift pattern, offering every second weekend off. Shifts from 7am to 2.30pm and 2pm to 9.30pm) 

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.  

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help 

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. 

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. 

Why Action for Children? 

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A bit about the role 

Our Gilmerton Road Short Breaks service offers care and support to children, young people, and their families, aged 5-18. Our children and young people have intellectual disabilities and behaviours that may cause distress. Our mission is to provide essential support and guidance, empowering each young person to achieve their potential and pursue positive outcomes. This commitment lies at the heart of our work. 

In your role as Team Leader Residential, you'll lead, inspire and motivate the team to deliver meaningful support that changes children's lives. The Team Leader Residential is a dual role that is split between offering direct support to the young people while undertaking administrative and organisational tasks. You'll have responsibility for rota management, lead on shifts, support staff in their personal development and assist the Registered Manager with the day to day running of the service. Through the direct support, you'll be part of an exceptional team who work together to develop and deliver person-centred care and support plans.

Collaborating with the Registered Manager and fellow Team Leaders, your role involves fostering a supportive culture within our service to ensure staff deliver high-quality care during short breaks.  

How you'll help to create brighter futures 

Some key responsibilities for the Team Leader Residential role are;  

  • Providing direct line management to a team of residential staff to deliver high standards of care. 
  • Support staff team development through training opportunities, staff supervision, and multidisciplinary working. 
  • Leading shifts and working with the Registered Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational policy and procedure. 
  • Working to achieve positive outcomes for individual children and young people and contributing to the achievement of an outstanding, good or equivalent rating in external inspection including deputising in the absence of the Registered Manager. 

Let's talk about you 

  • To be SSSC registered, HNC Social care & SVQ Children and young people (or equivalent) and SVQ4 in leadership and management or (willing to work towards). 
  • Previous experience of supervising staff and coaching and supporting staff to reach a competent standard. 
  • Significant experience of working with children and young people with Learning Disabilities. 
  • To be able to effectively and safely deal with children and young people with behaviours of concern. 
  • Good knowledge of Safeguarding and keeping young people safe. 
Action For Children
Location 

Edinburgh

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£28,850 per annum

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