Team Leader (Residential Children’s Home)

Borough Of Barnet

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London - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 30+ days ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools vibrant town centers vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve Caring Inclusive Collaborative which drive everything we do.

About the role

The role of The Team Leader is to support and work alongside the Registered Manager of the Residential Childrens Home in efficiently managing the home overseeing the development of staff and the young people in placement formulating and updating placement plans risk assessments and positive behaviour management plan.



About you

We are looking for a compassionate individual who demonstrates patience and resilience with the capacity to connect with children and young people. Someone who is able to find and use creative ways to communicate with young people; quick to learn and willing to work flexibly and innovatively to meet the changing and challenging needs of the young people. A team manager who is able to form trusted relationships with young people by supporting them with their social and emotional development and educational achievement.

This role will suit someone who has a passion for ensuring young people have safe nurturing home environment and they have access to services to support their mental and emotional wellbeing along with a willingness to embrace support and sustain the offer of short to medium individual and group therapeutic and wellbeing interventions. You will set boundaries and bring consistency to young peoples lives as any good parent or role model would.

You will support the Registered Manager in the delivery of high-quality care package that incorporates care welfare safety and security of all children and young people in the home and promoting the homes this role is to support the staff team in managing the day-to-day tasks of the home staff supervision working on shift as the lead person sleep in duties as on rota modelling best practice/ developing the team as well as liaising with multi-agency partners


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How to apply
Read the job description and person specification before clickingApplyto commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying please contact

Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
To deliver Barnet Councils commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information please read our equality statement.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time compressed hours and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme further details are available at posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post then regretfully in this instance you have not been shortlisted.


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DescriptionAbout Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools vibrant town centers vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are gro...
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