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About the Role
Join Action for Children as a Team Leader in our new therapeutic children's homes in the London Borough of Hackney. You will be instrumental in developing and launching these homes, building the team, and ensuring a safe, nurturing, and positive environment for children and young people. This role is crucial in providing stable, safe, and loving homes that enable children to grow up supported and happy.
Responsibilities
- Lead shifts and supervise staff.
- Engage in link working with young people.
- Develop care plans and identify agreed outcomes.
- Ensure the safeguarding of young people.
- Act as an advocate for the wellbeing of young people.
- Deputise for the Registered Manager in their absence.
- Lead a team of Residential Support Workers, setting a positive tone.
- Help create a space that feels safe, fun, and welcoming.
- Maintain high standards of care and practice.
- Ensure the smooth day-to-day running of the home.
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Help build the team and put everything in place to lay a sound foundation.
- Secure OFSTED registration.
Requirements
- Level 3 QCF Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent) is essential.
- Support Hackney’s Children and Families Service and Action for Children’s commitment to eradicating systemic racism, discrimination, and injustice, making anti-racism a foundation of practice.
- Understand the cultural, societal, and ideological forces that shape a child’s development.
Location
- London Borough of Hackney
Work Type
- Full time
- 37 hours a week
Education Level
- Level 3 QCF Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
Salary/Compensations
- Upto £37,833 per annum
- £700 on call allowance
Benefits
- Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Season Ticket loan available.
- Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake the Level 5 Children, Young People and Families manager qualification.
- Flexible maternity, paternity, and adoption packages.
- Up to 7% employer contribution and life assurance cover.
- Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers.
- Paid annual Wellbeing Day.
About the Company
- At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods.
- Driven by love we take Action for Children.
- We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need.
- We are working in close partnership with the London Borough of Hackney to develop and run two new therapeutic children’s homes within the borough.
- These are not a children’s homes, but homes that belong to our children.
- Through innovative care and support, we will provide a safe, nurturing environment for children, in the London Borough of Hackney.
Equal Opportunity
- At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive.
- We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.
- We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce.
- We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.
- We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles.
- We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.