Job Description

🌟 Job Title: Team Leader (Children’s Home)
📍 Location: Shildon, County Durham
💷 Salary: £28,704 – £31,200 per year (pro rata, dependent on contract) - Total take home with sleeps = £34,994.
⏰ Working Hour: 36 / 48-hour contracts available
💰 Hourly Rate: Not stated
🛏️ Number of Sleeps Required: Up to 4 sleeps per month
🛏️ Pay Per Sleep: £73 per sleep (approx. £3,796 per year)
🏡 Service: Children’s Home
👧👦 Service Users: Young People (YPs) with SEMH (social, emotional and mental health needs), Autism and Learning Disabilities
✅ Qualifications Required: Level 3 Children’s Residential Care qualification (NVQ Level 3 Children and Young People)
📌 Experience in Years Required: Not stated (relevant experience in an Ofsted-registered children’s home is essential)
📝 Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time

🚫 Sponsorship is not available.

Important – please read before applying ✅
Do not apply for this role if any of the following apply to you:
You do not hold a Full UK Driving Licence and do not have a car.
You only hold a Level 3 in Health & Social Care this is not deemed equivalent.
Candidates with only HealthCare, NHS, CQC, or Nursery Practitioner qualifications will not be considered.
You require sponsorship - no sponsorship available.

Individuals with only CQC experience and who have not worked in an Ofsted Registered Children's Home will not be considered.

🏠 The Home:
- Number of Beds: Not stated
- Location: Shildon
- Type of YPs: SEMH, Autism, Learning Disabilities (young people may have experienced challenges and require consistent, emotionally resilient support)
- Ofsted Rating: Good / Outstanding (across the provider’s homes)
- Ratio of staff to children: Not stated

✨ Who we are looking for…
You’ll be a key part of a young person’s day-to-day life, supporting them through highs and lows and helping them rebuild stability, confidence and positive pathways for adulthood.

As Team Leader, you will also support and guide the staff team, help maintain high standards in the home, and be prepared to step up and deputise for the Registered and Deputy Managers when required.

This role suits someone who is:
Compassionate and able to build strong relationships
Emotionally resilient and supportive under pressure
A positive “can do” team player
Confident leading, motivating and supporting colleagues

🏢 Who you will be working for…
A fast-growing children’s residential care provider with a strong reputation for quality, aiming to create outstanding outcomes for young people. Their services are consistently rated Good or Outstanding, and they focus on recognising progress and celebrating every achievement (big or small) 🎉

💡 Why this Home & Company…
Progression Opportunity: Clear progression routes, with many Deputy Managers promoted internally, plus access to a future managers pathway 🚀
Training & Induction: 2-week induction through the provider’s Care Academy, plus a fully supported 6-month induction 📚
Holiday: 28 days annual leave, guaranteed Birthday off (plus an additional day to cover it), and paid stand-down days for those going above and beyond 🎂
Rewards & Recognition:
Annual Partnership Share Scheme and Annual Bonus
Team member of the month recognition with a monthly reward 🏅
Recommend a friend scheme: £200 for every successful referral (no limit) 🤝
Wellbeing: Employee assistance and wellbeing tools 🧠
Enhanced Holidays:
+1 day after 2 years’ service
+2 additional days after 5 years’ service
Safeguarding: Enhanced DBS required (paid for by the employer) and online searches will be completed ✅

💷 Total package note:
Total take-home salary (inclusive of sleeps) up to £34,995 (as stated by the client advert).

How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people and would like to join our client's professional and dedicated team, they encourage you to apply today.
To apply for this rewarding opportunity, click the apply button or contact us for more information.

For more information or to book a confidential chat, please contact us at job@sgscare.co.uk