Job Introduction
Team Leader – Children’s Residential Home
Hours: Full-Time | 40 hours per week (including days, nights, sleep-ins, weekends, and bank holidays)
Salary: £15.34 per hour - £70.50 sleep-in rate
Are you an experienced residential childcare professional looking to take the next step into a leadership role?
In Benecare we are seeking a passionate and dedicated Team Leader to join our children’s home. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the management team and making a real difference in the lives of young people.
As a Team Leader, you will support the day-to-day running of the home, ensuring that high standards of care are consistently delivered. You will help lead the team and create a safe, stable, and nurturing environment where young people can thrive.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Providing a safe, supportive, and child-centred environment
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Leading shifts and guiding care staff
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Supporting care planning, record-keeping, and reporting
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Ensuring compliance with Ofsted regulations and safeguarding standards
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Promoting independence and positive outcomes for young people
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Minimum 1 year experience in residential childcare
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Experience working within an Ofsted-regulated children’s home
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Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People’s Residential Care (required)
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Strong understanding of safeguarding and child-centred practice
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A positive, resilient, and committed approach
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Full UK driving licence (preferred)
Silver Birch Care Holdings is a leading provider of high-quality education, supported accommodation, residential care, and specialist support for children and young people aged 5 to 25 across the UK.
We are a family owned provider, driven by our commitment to care. This makes us different from other organisations in the sector. Because we are not owned by venture capital investors or corporate shareholders, we reinvest any surplus funds into our services and support charities around the world.
Through our family of services – including Silver Birch Care, Silver Birch Care (Residential Services), The Beeches, Benecare, and Clover Childcare Services, alongside our two independent specialist schools – we operate more than 60 children's homes and supported living services across London, Peterborough, Northampton, Kent, and Norfolk.
We are proud that Clover Childcare Services is the UK’s first Dyadic Developmental Practice (DDP) Residential Certified Organisation, reflecting our strong commitment to trauma-informed and attachment-focused care.
Working in partnership with over 60 local authorities, we support children and young people to overcome challenges, celebrate their achievements, and build the skills they need to live safe, happy, and fulfilling lives.
Our experienced and dedicated teams nurture every individual, ensuring they feel safe, supported, and valued.
Safeguarding
Silver Birch Care Holdings is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of children and young people. Appointments are made subject to the satisfactory completion of safer recruitment employment checks in line with Ofsted regulations. This will include satisfactory references, enhanced DBS from the Disclosures and Barring Service and, where applicable, any international equivalent being obtained.
Apply now to join a team where you can truly make a difference.
