Residential Team Leader - West Sussex County Council : Job Details

High Trees is a long standing 'Outstanding' Ofsted-rated home. Our home is small and inviting and we look after the individual needs of children with severe and complex learning disabilities and their families.

We are ideally located in a lovely area, with a large, open garden with a patio area and are very much a part of the community.

Our dedicated and skilled staff team are keen to ensure that children who stay with us, whether full time or for short breaks, feel at home and feel safe, have many opportunities for both fun and learning and reach their full potential in a range of creative ways.

For more information, please visit our dedicated Residential website, Children's residential care careers.

The Opportunity

Salary: £35,695 - £38,223 per annum including weekend working allowance, (salary £33,945 - £36,648 plus weekend working allowance of £1800 - £1575). You will also receive an additional Crawley Allowance.Working Pattern: Full time (37 hours) + rota for evening and weekend workContract: Fixed Term to cover maternity leave.Location: Crawley

Children's Residential Recruitment and Retention Payment scheme - £1500 during your first 18 months

As a Team Leader for our Residential Home in Crawley, you will lead on key areas such as health and safety, training and supervision of staff, creating rotas and overseeing medication for children.

To succeed at this role, you will help to provide a nurturing, positive and safe environment for our children and young people, ensuring that we meet our statutory obligations to the highest standards possible. With direct responsibility for designated children or young people, you will ensure that each person is given the appropriate care and support to achieve their full potential.

You will be expected to play a key part in new referrals to the Home, leading and arranging activities around children's needs and ensuring all children are safe with their emotional, physical, educational and social needs met. You will motivate children and staff to reach their full potential through positive role modelling, mentoring, planning and resolving problems and barriers.

You will have the ability to build positive relationships with key professionals, the child's family and the child. You will motivate staff and children to achieve their full potential whilst effectively prioritising tasks and managing your time.

Shifts and rotas - for day work, you will be required to work on a shift rota between 07:00 - 22:00, which will include every other weekend and sleep in duties when needed. This will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.

Experience and Skills

• Experience of working within a team, dealing with a diverse range of situations while prioritising the wellbeing of children and achieving set targets.
• Significant level of experience within a position relevant to the residential care of children.
• Sound experience of key working, in order to create assessments and plans for individual Children.
• Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification.
• Developing knowledge of a childcare related specialism.
• Experience of working within internal policies and procedures and statutory responsibilities e.g. Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Social Care Inspection Framework.

For further details, please refer to the Job Description.

Rewards and Benefits

In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:

For a full list of the benefits offered, you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

The reference number for this role is CAFHE05485.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Ben Arnold (Registered Manager) at