Job post summary
Pay: From £14.75 per hour
Job Description:
Job Title: Team Leader
Location: Peterborough
Hourly Rate: £14.75 hourly rate - £70.50 for sleep-ins
Hours: 40 hours per week (3 shifts a week & 1 sleep-in)
Purpose of the Role
To join a committed residential care team supporting young people aged 8–18 with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The Team Leader plays a vital role in ensuring the physical, emotional, and social development of young people at The Banyan Tree, helping them thrive in a safe, supportive, and structured environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively within the residential team to uphold safe, effective care practices at all times.
- Support the Home Manager in all operational aspects of the home, ensuring care standards align with its aims and objectives.
- Foster a warm, secure, and nurturing environment, participating in the daily organisation and planning of the home.
- Maintain accurate records for each young person, support care plan implementation, and contribute to written reports and documentation.
- Attend planning, review, and multi-agency meetings as required.
- Assist in developing, implementing, and reviewing the home's policies and procedures.
- Lead shifts, delegate tasks, and ensure care staff work in accordance with policies, procedures, and individual care plans.
- Oversee and participate in day-to-day household responsibilities including cleaning, cooking, gardening, and general upkeep.
- Engage in activities with residents such as cycling, walking, swimming, or games, using your own skills and interests to enhance their experiences.
- Administer medication as required and maintain accurate records.
- Take part in sleep-in duties and be available to respond to emergencies.
- Represent the home professionally when dealing with enquiries and performing administrative tasks (e.g. logging incidents, maintaining case files, accident/incident forms).
- Provide a positive role model for both staff and young people, promoting consistency and professionalism.
Additional Responsibilities
- Encourage and facilitate appropriate contact between residents and their families.
- Maintain effective working relationships with external agencies, including social workers, education staff, and health professionals.
- Promote responsibility and respect among residents for the home's environment, supporting them in maintaining both personal and shared living spaces.
- Demonstrate emotional resilience, assertiveness, and maturity in a high-pressure and often challenging setting.
- Intervene safely and appropriately in high-risk situations, following the home's behaviour management policies and relevant legislation.
- Act as a key worker for assigned residents, providing regular 1:1 support and contributing to care plan development and delivery.
- Attend training, staff meetings, and supervision sessions to support professional development and team cohesion.
- Undertake any other duties reasonably requested by the Manager in line with the needs of the service.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Application question(s):
- Do you have any restrictions to working in the UK?
Experience:
- providing residential child care: 1 year (preferred)
- supervisory: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent
