Care Team Leader

Main Purpose of Post

To lead a residential care team who ensure the physical, emotional, and other daily care needs of children are provided for within a supportive, homely, professional, and caring environment.

The Expectation of the Team Leader

• To ensure childrens safety and well-being is appropriately protected at all times (including those who may go missing or may be at risk of harm, including exploitation, neglect, abuse, self-harm, bullying, and radicalisation).
• To provide high standard help, care, and support.
• To actively promote tolerance, equality, and diversity, and challenge any discriminatory behaviours.
• To be involved in the planning, review, and recording of information linked to a particular child or children in a way that will help all those involved with the child to make considered decisions which will contribute to the childs success.
• To bring energy and a positive outlook to the children we look after, in a way which models positive parenting and inspires children.
• To inspire and lead a team of staff to deliver high-quality care which will meet the specific needs of the individual children living at the childrens home as stated in Joneshouses statement of purpose.
• To manage in a way that will result in positive experiences and progress for the children.
• To have a good understanding of the legislation and guidance that applies to childrens homes.
• To have a good understanding of Ofsteds policies and procedures, including guidance on the childrens homes inspection framework.

Level of Post
The Care Team Leader is a vitally important role within Joneshouse. You will be accountable to the Deputy Manager, who in turn reports to the Registered Manager. Everyone within Joneshouse has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. We carry out the appropriate vetting and verifications on all staff and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Specific Team Leader Duties

To assist the Deputy Manager/Registered Manager in providing operational management of your staff team and to deploy appropriate staff resources to ensure that key tasks are fulfilled.

To assist in setting and reviewing targets and objectives for the home to ensure that work is focused and has clear direction.

To organise, deliver, and coordinate induction, supervision, appraisal, and support of individual staff in your team, as required by the Registered Manager.

To provide and collate evidence of childrens progression by ensuring monitoring and data sources are recorded in a timely and accurate fashion.

To promote the strengths of Joneshouse during regulatory visits.

To be creative and contribute to developing quality initiatives.

To adopt a positive attitude towards the Team Leader role.

To administer medication in accordance to the policies and procedures of the service.

To have a practical and working knowledge of the Guide to the Childrens Homes Regulations including the quality standards 2015.

To assist the Deputy/Registered Manager to manage the budget of the home effectively.

Person Specification

• Experience: Previous extensive experience of working with children in a residential social care setting.
• Knowledge: Understanding of relevant child care legislation, child Safeguarding policies, and procedures.
• Education/Training/Qualifications: Level 3 Children and Young People Workforce Diploma or willingness to obtain within 12 months.
• Skills & Abilities: Excellent verbal communication, written, and IT skills.
• Other work-related requirements: Support the therapeutic core values of Joneshouse and willingness to undergo a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.