Hybrid Team Leader Residential at Action for Children
Action for Children · Hexham, United Kingdom · Hybrid
- Professional
- Office in Hexham
Role: Team Leader Residential
Salary: £31,245.00 per annum plus £700 on call allowance
Location: Hexham, Northumberland
Contract/Hours: Fixed term contract until June 2026, 37 hours per week
Interviews will take place in person on Wednesday the 10th of September 2025.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.
Why Action for Children?
At Action for Children, we believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 671,275 children and families across the UK. Residential care is one of our key growth areas – we have an expanding nationwide network of small, family-style homes.
Through innovative care and support, we provide a safe, nurturing environment for disadvantaged children.
A bit about the role:
Monksfield provides quality short breaks and long stays for children with disabilities aged 6–17 years old. We provide a nurturing and fun environment in which young people feel safe and free to gain a sense of themselves. Your skills, passions and interests could help us to continue achieving this. Whether it’s being a whizz on the PlayStation, creating origami animals or exploring nature you can inspire our children.
We have two homes on the same site in Monksfield. Acorn provides short breaks, and Adlin House is a 4-bed long-stay Children’s Home.
How you'll help to create brighter futures:
As a Children's Team Leader Residential, you will work with the Senior team in the day to day running of the home as part of a multi-disciplinary team ensuring that the young person is in the safe Supporting environment required to nurture their needs.
- Leading shifts and supervising staff
- Link working with young people (managing paperwork and files).
- Developing care plans and identifying agreed outcomes.
- Responsible for the safeguarding of young people.
- Being an advocate for the wellbeing of the young people.
Let's talk about you.
- In this role as Team Leader Residential, you'll contribute to our vision of ensuring safe and happy childhoods. To achieve that real change to vulnerable children, young people and families, there'll be certain qualities that you will have.
- Experience of working with children or young people with complex needs within a residential setting.
- Level 3 QCF Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent), or the willingness to undertake the level 3 qualification.
- Experience of Ofsted is an advantage but not essential.
- An understanding of attachment theory and impact of adverse childhood experiences on the development and behaviour of children and young people.
- A positive and confident approach to engaging with children and young people,
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team. - IT literate, the ideal candidate must be confident in using a computer.
Application Process:
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool
We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.
Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Erika Brinkman [email protected] or 01923 361723 quoting reference 11846
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.]
Don't meet every single requirement?
If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.
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Want to know more about Action for Children?
Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.
See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services
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