Residential Team Leader

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Team Leader to join our Lanarkshire Residential Care Team and work closely with the Residential Services Manager. This role will require you to support children and young people for short breaks and respite. You will lead and supervise a team of residential support workers - managing the delivery of care and preparing detailed care plans and ensuring that they meet the individual needs of the service users.

Benefits and bonuses

As a part of the role, we will provide you with some exciting benefits and ongoing training, and development opportunities including:

• Holiday entitlement up to 33 days.
• Excellent career development and progression opportunities.
• Paid travel mileage @35p per mile and paid induction training.
• Health & well-being support with free counselling.
• Employee referral bonus up to £250.

Responsibilities

As a Residential Team Leader, your responsibilities will include:

• An ability to work in a positive, respectful, and empowering way with all young people to promote good relationships and encourage achievement, whilst being a positive role model.
• Keep young people engaged, co-ordinate activities for the young people to ensure they lead fulfilling lives.
• Having an understanding of the principles of safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Participating in the content and update of care planning, supporting the young person’s short- and long-term goals.
• Working in a positive way with parents and partner agencies to ensure the best opportunities are available for our young people.
• Maintaining all records and reports that are required by LOVE in terms of the guidelines and regulations and in the interests of communicating effectively within a professional care team.
• Attending meetings as appropriate and to participate in the effective, supportive, and efficient working of the staff team.