Team Leader Residential

Team Leader Residential

Salary: £30,000 - £34,500 per annum + on call allowances

Location:
Penicuik, Midlothian

Contract/

Hours:

Permanent /Full Time – 37 hours per week;

• Early shifts: 7:00am – 2:30pm
• Late shifts: 2:00pm – 9:30pm
• Double shifts

Closing date for applications is midnight of Sunday 2nd August

• Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
• Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
• Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
• Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
• Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers

Action for Children isn’t just about fostering and employment — we’re a leading provider of specialist residential care for young people with complex needs, including intellectual disabilities.

Our teams work in highly tailored environments where every young person receives individualised support that meets their social, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive needs.

As a Team Leader, you’ll play a key part in shaping their day to day experiences. You’ll lead by example, offering guidance, encouragement and support to your team as they deliver high quality, person centred care. Your leadership will help create a safe, nurturing environment where children and young people can grow in confidence, build independence and develop resilience. Day to day, you’ll be supporting with the activities they enjoy, encouraging their independence, assisting with personal care and helping to maintain a calm, consistent atmosphere that helps them feel secure.

The role can be fast paced and challenging at times, but it’s incredibly rewarding and we make sure to celebrate every achievement, big or small.

You’ll also take responsibility for the smooth running of the service, ensuring staff feel supported, valued and motivated to deliver the best possible care. Working closely with families, colleagues and external partners, you’ll help create joined up support tailored to each young person’s needs. By fostering a culture of teamwork, learning and continuous improvement, you’ll help your team grow while maintaining the highest standards of care and safeguarding.

Pentland Way is a well-established, specialist residential service in Penicuik, Midlothian, currently operating on behalf of Midlothian Council. From October 2026, the service will become part of Action for Children, marking the beginning of an exciting new chapter for both the young people we support and our dedicated team.

Providing a warm and welcoming home for up to three young people aged 16–21 with learning disabilities and autism, Pentland Way focuses on supporting young people through the important transition from children’s services into adulthood. Our aim is to ensure every young person experiences a meaningful, positive, and empowering journey towards greater independence.

With a small, highly personalised setting, we’re able to build strong, trusting relationships and deliver tailored support that reflects each young person’s unique needs and goals. By working closely with families and professional partners, we create individualised support plans that promote stability, routine, personal growth, and life opportunities.

Joining Pentland Way at this exciting time means becoming part of a team that is committed to maintaining continuity, providing exceptional care, and helping shape the future of a service where young people can feel safe, supported, and optimistic about what lies ahead.

Some key responsibilities for the Team Leader Residential role are;

• Providing direct line management to a team of residential staff to deliver high standards of care.
• Support staff team development through training opportunities, staff supervision, and multidisciplinary working.
• Leading shifts and working with the Registered Manager to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational policy and procedure.
• Working to achieve positive outcomes for individual children and young people and contributing to the achievement of an outstanding, good or equivalent…