Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a team of childcare professionals? Apply now to provide essential care and support to children and young people living in a residential children’s home.
About Homes for Support:

Homes for Support is a strong and well-structured team of childcare professionals providing therapeutic residential care to children, and young people ages 7 to 18 with emotional and behavioural difficulties and learning disabilities. To give you the best possible support and experience as a member of our team, our two to six-bedroom Residential Children's Homes are close to our Head Office and in-house Training venue in Crewe, Cheshire.
Requirements:

If you're ready to apply to join our team, you should:

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Demonstrate an ability to lead a team of professionals to care and support children and young people in a child-centred approach.

We operate a six-day rolling working pattern. You should arrive at the Residential Children’s Home at 08:00 on your first day at work, you will work and sleep-in for two days and nights before leaving the home to rest, relax and recharge away from the Residential Children's Home. 

Responsibilities:

To enable you to build solid professional relationships and succeed as part of our team, you will dedicate your commitment to one Residential Children's Home to:

• Lead and deliver daily care to looked after children (LAC) living in a group environment, ensuring the Home is clean, hygienic and well-equipped
• Enable and facilitate access to safe and supportive educational and leisure activities
• Support the development of life skills, including building and sustaining positive relationships and independence skills such as positive behaviours, relationships and activities, budgeting, shopping, and cooking
• Supervise a team of childcare professionals; delegate and oversee tasks, lead by example and ensure best practice in all aspects of work
• Represent Homes for Support and advocate for children in our partnership with professionals and families

Benefits & Salary:

• Salary range: £29,250 to £30,600 (depending on the team you lead and supervise)
  • Enhanced overtime pay
• Shift working pattern  of 2 days work, 4 days off work (10 shifts/10 sleeps per month, 150 hours per month and 14 days annual leave)
• Bonus scheme
• Referral Programme
  
• Store Discount
• On-site parking
• Free Parking
• Private Medical insurance
• Private Dental insurance
• Health & Well Being Programme
• Bereavement Leave
• Casual dress
• Discounted or free food
• Transport links
• Company events
• Financial planning services
• Company car (for use in working time to transport children)
• Company pension