Children's Residential Team Leader

Children’s Residential Team Leader

Pay Rate: £13.75 – £14.20 per hour (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Location: Ribchester, Lancashire

Start Date: ASAP

Role Summary
As Residential Team Leader, you'll lead and support a team of care staff across early mornings, evenings, and occasional sleep-ins. Your role includes:

• Deputising for the home manager and ensuring implementation of care standards and Statements of Purpose.
• Managing staff rotas, supervising care delivery, and facilitating engaging life skills and educational activities.
• Ensuring accurate record-keeping, liaising with multidisciplinary teams, and fostering a supportive, family-like atmosphere.

About the Home

• A small, nurturing residential setting for up to 30 young people aged 8–19, many with autism and complex needs.
• Purpose-built accommodation with communal lounges, sensory integration rooms, a life-skills kitchen, garden/play areas, and supportive 24/7 care.
• Emphasis on creating a “home from home” where pupils feel safe, valued and encouraged to grow.

Hours & Flexibility

• Full-time (40 hours/week) with a flexible rota system covering early starts to late finishes, weekends, holidays, and sleep-ins.
• Work on a rolling rota with advance notice, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Person Specification

• Proven experience in a children’s residential setting; experience leading a team is highly desirable.
• Recognised NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Residential Childcare (or willingness to achieve). Level 5/leadership qualifications advantageous.
• Must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide professional references per safer recruitment guidelines.
• Flexible, compassionate, reliable, and calm under pressure with strong communication and organisational skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary.
• Ongoing professional development, and clear progression pathways.
• Benefits: free meals on shift, pension scheme, generous annual leave (including bank holidays), refer‑a‑friend bonuses, and employee wellbeing initiatives.

If you are interested in this position, please click apply now and we will be in contact within the next 48 hours to discuss next steps.

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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