Team Leader - Children's Residential

Team Leader – Children’s Residential

Camphill Community Glencraig is recruiting for the Team Leader – Children’s Residential for Craigmichael Registered Children’s Home. The successful individual, as part of a team, will enable child residents with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour to pursue a valued lifestyle by supporting them and ensuring that all their social, emotional, spiritual and daily activity needs are met. The Team Leader will work on a rota basis that includes unsocial hours and weekends.

Closing date: 12pm 12th January 2026.

Salary: £35,630.40 per annum based on a 40‑hour working week. Annual incremental uplifts with length of service.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 2 posts as follows: 1x 40hr, 1x 20hr OR 2x 30hrs.

Important Notice: CVs will not be considered.

We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for international candidates.

• Degree in Nursing, Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Youth Work or Level 5 qualification in a care‑related subject.
• Registered to NISCC or NMC.
• Demonstrable evidence of 1 year experience working with challenging behaviours such as verbal and physical aggression, preferably in a residential setting.
• Demonstrable evidence of 1 year experience working with people with Autism/learning disability.
• Knowledge of the residential model of service provision.
• Ability to motivate others.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Ability to manage own workload and have excellent time‑management skills.
• All applicants must comply with RQIA minimum standards.

• Recognised qualification in Positive Behavioural Support.
• Recognised qualification in CPI.
• Recognised qualifications in Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy or Health and Social Care.
• Experience of running or assisting in the running of a home for residents with learning disabilities.
• Experience of managing staff and/or volunteers.
• Knowledge of RQIA.
• Understanding of, and willingness to actively promote, the Camphill Ethos.
• Knowledge of DHSS & PS Minimum Standards for Residential Children’s Home.
• Knowledge of policies & procedures regarding Looked After Children in Northern Ireland.
• Hold a full and current driving licence valid for use in the UK and Ireland and have access to a car on appointment (this criterion will be waived in the case of a suitable applicant who has a disability that prohibits them from driving but who can organise suitable alternative arrangements to meet the requirements of the post).

Skills: supervisory management; manage staff; social work disability care; learning disability support; positive behaviour support; autism familiarity.

• Group life assurance.
• Paid holidays.
• Parking.
• Pension fund.

Camphill Community Glencraig, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.