Team Leader - Children's Residential Home (2 Bedded EBD)
- Location: Derby
- Salary: £15.50 - £17ph
- Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
We are looking for a therapeutically minded female Team Leader to help establish a safe, nurturing, and therapeutic environment for children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD) in this newly opened home.
Key Responsibilities:
- Play a key role in the daily running of this newly opened home, ensuring the highest standard of therapeutically informed care.
- Develop safe, supportive relationships with children and act as a role model.
- Follow the PACE model (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy).
- Ensure the home operates in line with Ofsted regulations and safeguarding guidelines.
- Contribute to care planning, risk assessments, and behaviour management.
About You:
- Female Candidate (Due to needing a balance of female and males across our team)
- Minimum 18 months experience in children's residential care.
- Holds or is working towards a Level 3 / 4 in Children & Young People or equivalent (willing to enrol on Level 4 or 5 later).
- Solid understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and relevant legislation.
- Demonstrates leadership skills, empathy, patience, and strength of character.
- Holds a Full UK Driving License.
What We Offer:
- £250 signing on fee and OFSTED Related Bonus.
- Shift pattern is 2 days on 4 days off
- Sleep in rate is £70.00
- Mentoring, workshops, training, and Internal Career Progression/Development.
- Opportunities to complete Diplomas in Residential Childcare.
- Extensive support from the Registered Manager and Responsible Individual.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and Employee Discounts.
If you are ready to be part of something new, exciting, and deeply meaningful, we would love to hear from you!
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
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