Description
**Job Title:** Team Leader
**Location:** Middlesbrough
**Working Hours:** No less than 37 hours per week
**Hourly Rate:** £16.60 per hour
**Sleeps Required:** 4 to 6 per month
**Pay Per Sleep:** £60
**Waking Nights Shift:** Yes, 3 to 4 per month paid at £17.60 per hour
**Service:** Children's Home
**Service Users:** This is an LD Home with capacity for 3 Young People on 1:1 staffing
**Qualifications Required:** Level 4 Children \& Young Peoples Workforce Diploma with social care pathway or Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare
**Experience Required:** 1 year (preferred)
**Employment Type:**Permanent
### **The Home:**
* **Number of Beds:**3
* **Location:**Middlesbrough
* **Type of Young People Supported:**LD (Learning Disabilities)
### **Who we are looking for...**
We are seeking **passionate** , **caring** , and **dynamic** individuals who are committed to making a **positive impact** and creating **meaningful, long-lasting differences**in the lives of children and young people.
### **Required Skills:**
* Empathetic approach
* Teamworking
* Understanding of childcare
* Ability to follow direction and instruction
* Willingness to learn and develop new skills
* Engagement in positive, meaningful activities
* ️ Ability to complete paperwork and documentation
* IT literacy or willingness to learn
* Innovative approach
* Ability to use initiative
* Willingness to undertake training required for the role
* Physically fit and able (due to the nature of the role)
* Ability to understand and manage challenging behaviour
* ❤️ Ability to work in a trauma-informed manner
### **✅** **Essentials**
* Completed or enrolled on Level 3 in Residential Childcare or equivalent qualification
* Full driving licence
* Experience working within residential childcare or with children and young people in Ofsted-regulated environments
* Understanding of legislation surrounding residential childcare
* Willingness to do or be involved in Personal Care
### **Why this Home \& Company...**
* Progression opportunities
* Qualification opportunities
* Company pension
* ️ Free parking
* Supportive ethos and culture
### **Benefits:**
* Day shift
* Night shift
* Weekend availability
### **How to Apply:**
If you are passionate about **making a difference** in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client's **professional and dedicated team**, they encourage you to apply today.
️ To apply for this rewarding opportunity, click the **apply**button or contact us for more information.
For more information or to book a confidential chat, please contact us at **job@sgscare.co.uk**.
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