Are you an experienced residential childcare professional ready to step into a leadership role where you can make a real difference every day?
We are looking for a committed and passionate Team Leader to join our children’s home in Birmingham, supporting young people to achieve positive outcomes in a safe, nurturing, and structured environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to build on your experience, lead by example, and play a key role in the day-to-day running of the home while supporting and developing a dedicated staff team.
The role involves working long day shifts from 07:00 to 22:30, including sleep-in duties, on a rota of two days on followed by four days off, allowing for a good work-life balance.
Rates/salary:
- Total salary £35,850 - £37,510 (basic inclusive of sleeps)
- Overtime hourly rate of £15.56 - £16.04
- Enhanced hourly rate (selective days) of £19.06 - £19.54
- £55 per sleep-in (TL's complete 10-11 sleeps p/m)
- Birthday off and paid (value of £200 to £250)
- £500 annual attendance bonus
- £150 bonus for successfully completing probation period
- Weekend standby incentive of £40 per day
- DBS Update Service subscription fee reimbursed after every year of service with us
- Overtime, Enhanced and Standby opportunities between 2 homes
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Plan, manage, and lead shifts ensuring children are kept safe and engaged
- Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the children in our care at all times
- Be flexible, consistent, reflective and creative in your engagement with the young people
- Conducting regularly key working sessions with the young people
- The requirement to sleep overnight at the home
- Work flexibly, which includes office hours, early morning and late nights, regular weekend hours & bank holidays
Experience and qualifications:
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification (ESSENTIAL)
- At least 1 year's experience working in children's residential care (ESSENTIAL)
Pay: £35,850.00-£37,510.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Do you hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or an equivalent qualification specific to children’s residential care)?
Please note that qualifications in Early Years, Adult Social Care, or generic Health and Social Care are not considered equivalent for this role.
The qualification requirement is mandatory, and you should only apply if you have this. A copy may be requested before an interview.
- Are you on the DBS Update Service and have access to your current hardcopy DBS certificate?
- What is your current notice period?
- Do you have any health conditions which may affect your ability to fulfil this leadership job in line with your duty of care to support and safeguard children both physically and emotionally?
- Do you take any medication which may adversely affect your physical and/or mental health in the workplace to support and safeguarding children, including affects on decision making?
Experience:
- residential childcare: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- UK Full Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
