Team Leader

Location: Preston
Pay: £15.25 per hour+ benefits, plus £54 per sleep-in
Job type: Full-time, permanent
Working pattern: 2 on / 4 off rotating shifts

About the opportunity

WPS Limited is recruiting a Team Leader for a children’s residential home in Preston, supporting children and young people with emotional and behavioural needs.

This is an opportunity to make a lasting difference to young people’s lives, combining hands-on care with shift leadership to help create a safe, consistent and nurturing home.

We’re looking for someone who can provide guidance to colleagues, build positive relationships with children and remain calm and supportive in challenging situations.

Your responsibilities

• Lead allocated shifts and support the safe and effective day-to-day running of the home, coordinating staff and allocating duties.
• Ensure children receive care in line with their individual care plans and risk assessments, supporting routines, appointments, education and activities.
• Maintain an overview of safeguarding, risk and behaviour, guiding staff through incidents, challenging situations and changes in children’s circumstances.
• Monitor the quality and completion of staff records, incident reports and other required documentation.
• Deliver effective shift handovers so important information is communicated to the wider team.
• Build trusting, professionally appropriate relationships with children.
• Challenge poor or unsafe practice, escalate significant concerns to management and contribute to audits, quality assurance and continuous improvement. Team Leader

Essential requirements

• A strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare.
• The ability to build positive, professional relationships with children and provide leadership and direction to staff.
• Emotional resilience, the ability to remain calm under pressure and sound judgement about when to involve management.
• The ability to follow and promote policies, procedures, care plans and risk assessments.
• Effective teamwork, reliability, flexibility, integrity and professional accountability.
• Availability to work the shift patterns required within a residential children’s home.
• A full UK driving licence where driving is required by the service. Team Leader

Desirable experience and knowledge

• Previous experience in a senior or shift-leading residential childcare role, including leading shifts within a residential care environment.
• Knowledge of the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and Quality Standards.
• Experience of safeguarding, incident management, risk assessments and care planning.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed and relationship-based approaches. Team Leader

Pay and benefits

• £15.25 per hour, with £54 paid per sleep-in.
• A structured 2 on / 4 off rotating shift pattern. Team Leader
• Mileage support: You cover the first 30 miles of your home-to-work round trip. Each subsequent mile is paid at 55p per mile, paid monthly alongside payroll.
• An employee benefits programme including salary sacrifice options, retail discounts, financial advice, and GP and counselling hotlines.
• A quarterly employee welfare raffle with a minimum £3,000 prize pool and 20 prizes, including holidays, spa breaks and cinema vouchers.
• Support towards your Level 4 qualification, a Blue Light Card offering discounts on major brands, and a supportive environment to develop your career.
• A company vehicle for work purposes. Team Leader

Apply now

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Pay: £15.25 per hour

Work Location: In person