CHILDREN’S RESIDENTIAL TEAM LEADER

Who are ROC Northwest?
For over 20 years ROC Northwest has held an enviable reputation for offering high quality residential care and education for children and young people who have lived with adverse childhood experiences and may also experience conditions such as Autism, Social, Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD) and complex needs. We are looking to recruit Team Leaders to assist our team supporting children and young people in a residential home setting where a genuine family feel environment is always our goal.
What is the role?
Your role as Team Leader is to assist and support the managers where needed, ensuring the smooth running of the shift, assigning specific tasks to support workers and monitoring their completion. You will support our children to maintain and develop relationships with friends and family, encourage them to integrate with the local community by attending leisure and social activities and events and to support the children in all aspects of their daily living. You will safeguard our vulnerable children and report any suspicion or evidence of harm. When the children are not in the service you will undertake light housekeeping and maintain standards of hygiene within the home ensuring your team perform their duties to the highest standards.
We are ready and waiting to welcome you to a friendly and supportive team. All you need to do is bring the enthusiasm to help support our service users and to take pride in being part of the family.

What do we look for?

• Level 3 in Children’s Residential Care
• Minimum of 2 Years working in a residential setting
• Experience of leading a team preferred
• Full UK Driving Licence (manual, not automatic)
• Flexibility to work day shifts e.g. 8am to 10pm and sleep ins from 10pm to 7am meaning you’ll be away from home for a few of days at a time
• Confidence to ensure your team performs well and are themselves supported by you

What do we offer?

Please refer the Job description for details