- Chorley / Blackburn / Preston
- £14.85–£15.90/hr + £60 sleep-in rate
- Full-time Position
- Refer-a-Friend Bonus | Career Development | Pension | Flexible Schedule
“Make a difference in a child’s life — and build a career with purpose.”
We’re Brinscall Care — an established nurturing and therapeutic children's residential care provider supporting young people who’ve experienced adverse childhood experiences. We're growing and looking for compassionate, confident Team Leaders to join our warm, resilient teams.
This is more than a job — it's a chance to be a consistent, caring presence in a child’s life and help shape a safe, stable and healing home environment.
Your Role:
As a Team Leader, you’ll support young people with complex needs in a trauma-informed, child-focused setting. You’ll lead by example, help shape positive routines, and guide a team that puts children’s wellbeing first. You'll play a key role in care planning, staff supervision, rota management and ensuring high-quality, regulated care standards are consistently met.
Purpose:
- Build meaningful relationships with children and staff
- Supporting your home to achieve the best possible outcomes for children
- Provide the best opportunities available for children in our care
- Support care plans, keywork, reviews and multi-agency meetings
- Provide day-to-day team leadership and shift oversight
- Supervise and support staff development and performance
- Manage rotas, handovers and ensure effective shift planning
- Safeguard children and uphold home policies and procedures
- Support the Registered Manager with audits, quality assurance and improvement
- Lead with a positive mindset which promotes the homes culture & environment
About You:
- Level 3/4 Residential Childcare Diploma (or working towards it)
- Previous care experience (residential or transferable skills)
- Driver (essential)
- Approachable, positive and resilient
- Confident leading shifts and guiding others
- Committed to safeguarding and children’s rights
- Strong written and verbal communicator
- Calm under pressure with a good sense of humour
- Willing to learn and develop in your role
Benefits:
- Funded Level 3/4 & Level 5 Qualifications
- Performance-based bonus scheme
- Flexible working patterns
- A supportive, down-to-earth and reliable leadership team
- Career progression across our homes
- Access to training and development
- Refer-a-Friend bonus
- Pension
Schedule:
- Shift pattern
- Monday-Sunday availability
- Weekends
- Sleeps
We value real people who care. If you’re ready to bring warmth, leadership and heart into a home where you can make a difference — we’d love to hear from you.
Brinscall Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are subject to enhanced DBS and reference checks.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £34,200.00-£36,500.00 per year
Additional pay:
- Performance bonus
- Yearly bonus
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- Residential Children's Home: 2 years (required)
- Leadership and supervisory: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3/4 in Residential Childcare (preferred)
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: March2025
