Night Team Leader; Residential Children&;s

Position: Night Team Leader (Residential Children's Home)
Night Team Leader - Ofsted Registered Children's Residential Home

Job Title:

Team Leader

Location:

Eastbourne

About The Role:

We are seeking experienced and confident Team Leaders to join our Ofsted Registered Children's Residential Homes in Eastbourne.

This is a leadership role responsible for overseeing the safe, consistent and effective running of shifts within the home. As a Team Leader, you will provide direction, guidance and support to Coaches and Senior Coaches, ensuring high standards of care, safeguarding and behaviour management are maintained at all times.

You will play a key role in creating a stable, therapeutic and structured environment where young people feel safe, supported and able to achieve positive outcomes. This role requires calm decision making, strong leadership skills and the ability to lead teams effectively in complex and challenging environments.

Our home is a specialist residential children's home supporting young people aged 13 to 17 with learning disabilities and a range of complex and additional needs, including Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), ADHD, epilepsy, global developmental delay, sensory processing difficulties, communication difficulties, PICA and behaviours that may challenge. Some young people may be non-verbal and use communication methods such as PECS, Makaton, visual supports and AAC devices.

Our home provides a safe, nurturing and therapeutic environment where young people are supported through Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) and person centred approaches to develop independence, access education and community activities, build positive relationships and achieve the best possible outcomes.

Our home is currently rated "Good" by Ofsted and is working towards achieving "Outstanding".

At Super Care, we are committed to delivering only outstanding care. Our approach is progressive, therapeutic and grounded in understanding behaviour, relationships and development.

Our culture is shaped by our core values:

We are outstanding

We seek to understand

We will do whatever it takes

We inspect and don't expect

We are radically honest

We never give up

Key Responsibilities:

As a Team Leader you will:

Lead shifts and take accountability for the safe and effective running of the home during your shift

Manage and direct Coaches and Senior Coaches, ensuring high standards of performance and conduct

Ensure care plans, risk assessments and Positive Behaviour Support strategies are consistently implemented

Take responsibility for safeguarding concerns, incident response and decision making on shift

Escalate incidents and safeguarding concerns appropriately to management

Monitor practice standards and address concerns immediately

Ensure routines, boundaries and therapeutic approaches are consistently maintained

Support children and young people to achieve positive outcomes across behaviour, education and independence

Maintain accurate, timely and compliant records and documentation

Promote trauma informed, child centred and therapeutic care approaches

Support induction, coaching and development of staff members

Contribute to reflective practice, team meetings and operational improvement

Maintain a safe, clean and well run home environment

Oversee medication administration, health and safety and compliance on shift

Work collaboratively with families, social workers and external professionals

Work flexibly across different homes within the service where required

About You:

We are looking for strong practice leaders who combine accountability, resilience and compassion for young people.

You will have:

Experience working within residential childcare

Previous experience leading or supporting staff on shift

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent (essential)

Strong safeguarding knowledge and understanding of professional boundaries

The ability to remain calm and make effective decisions under pressure

Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

A trauma informed and child centred approach to care

The ability to maintain high standards and hold others accountable

A commitment to delivering outstanding care and outcomes for young people

Willingness to…