Senior Residential Support Worker

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Children's Residential Senior Support Worker Walsall Wood From £16 per hour + £50 per sleep in

My client is a well-known, Children's Residential Care Company. My client believes that no child should be disadvantaged and that all children should be part of a community.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Team Leader to join the Children's Home in Walsall Wood and works extremely well with external agencies including local authorities.

In return for hard work and commitment you can expect, in addition to competitive pay and conditions and a range of benefits, to have a high-quality induction and ongoing training and development.

As the Team Leader in Walsall Wood home, you will be responsible for deputising in the Deputy Managers' absence and supporting the Support Workers.

The Team Leader will be:

Leading and supervising a team of care staff in Walsall Wood children's residential home. Providing guidance, support, and mentorship to staff. Ensuring the team adheres to policies, procedures, and safeguarding regulations. Conducting staff meetings, appraisals, and performance reviews. Supporting with staff rotas and shift planning Ensuring the wellbeing, safety and welfare of the young people in the home. Responding appropriately to any incidents, safeguarding concerns or disclosures. Providing emotional and practical support to children, ensuring their needs are met. Creating and maintaining care plans tailored to individual children's needs. Encouraging children's independence, life skills, and positive behaviours. Supporting with education, activities, and social engagement. Addressing and managing challenging behaviours using de-escalation techniques. Maintaining accurate records of children's care plans, daily logs, and incidents. Ensuring compliance with Ofsted regulations and Children's Home Standards. Completing risk assessments and following health and safety protocols. Monitoring and ensuring compliance with legislation and organizational policies. Participating in inspections and audits, providing evidence of good practice. Working alongside social workers, therapists, teachers, and healthcare professionals. Attending and contributing to multi-disciplinary meetings.

The ideal candidate for the Team Leader will have:

NVQ Level 3/4 Residential Childcare. Experience working within a Children's setting, at least 2 years. Experience in a supervisory or leadership role. Safeguarding training and knowledge of child protection procedures. Empathy, patience, and resilience when working with vulnerable children. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to handle challenging behaviours effectively. Excellent organizational and administrative skills.

Our client offers job satisfaction, long term prospects, good pay and conditions, a pension, a range of share schemes, good training opportunities to help you achieve recognised qualifications and a range of specially developed benefits:

Employee Assistance Service including free & confidential advice on a range of issues including medical, financial, housing, legal and tax Pension contributions Professional training, development, and career pathways Wellbeing Programme Recommend a Friend scheme Long Service Awards If you have the relevant experience and are based in the Walsall Wood area and would like to learn more, then please contact SaferHandSolutions and ask for Anna Ashley. Alternatively, submit your application for consideration. Please note, SaferHandCare are acting as an employment agency on behalf of a client and by applying you agree to register with us and for us to hold your details on file. Due to the volume of applications, we will only contact applicants who have been successfully shortlisted but may contact you in regards to any other suitable vacancies. TPBN1_UKTJ
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Location:
United Kingdom
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Management;Social Care

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