Job description

Team Leader - Children's Residential

Holywood

£28,464 starting

Staffline Recruitment is delighted to be recruiting a Team Leader - Children's Residential for our client, on a full time permanent basis

Spread across 100 acres with breath-taking views and incredible facilities, our client delivers a person-centred, therapeutic approach in a community where both children and adults with learning disabilities can live a meaningful life and develop to their full potential

The Job

• You'll manage a team that enables child residents who have learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, to pursue a valued lifestyle by supporting them and ensuring that all their social, emotional, spiritual and daily activity needs are met. As this is a residential post, you will work on a rota basis that includes unsocial hours and weekends.

The Person

• Social Work Degree or Nursing Degree
• NISCC or NMC registration - as appropriate
• 2 years' experience working with challenging behaviours such as verbal and physical aggression preferably in a residential setting.
• 2 years' experience working with people with Autism/Learning Disability.
• Knowledge of the residential model of service provision and the effects of disability
• Experience in planning or implementing and reviewing individual support packages.
• Experience of providing direct personal care to individuals
• Excellent time management, communication and organisational skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of supervisory management.
• Experience of team working.

On offer

• £28,464 per annum starting
• 33 days annual leave pro rata, plus 12 statutory days
• Organisation Pension and Occupational Sick Pay Scheme with qualification periods
• Optional Healthcare Plan
• Commitment to development of the staff team through training and learning opportunities including Recognition and Reward incentives
• Clear career development opportunities

To apply

Please forward your CV to Angela Hughes at Staffline Recruitment by clicking on APPLY. You can also contact Angela on 02890242824 ext 404

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