Team Leader - Residential Childcare in Peterborough

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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

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Peterborough

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

28-09-2025

Profession type

Health / Medical

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English