Team Leader- Children's Residential

Camphill Community Glencraig is currently recruiting for the following vacancy:

25/17/TL/WEB – Team Leader – Children’s Residential

Closing date: 4pm - Wednesday 12th March 2025

Camphill Community Glencraig wish to appoint a qualified social worker or nurse to hold Team Leader Responsibility for Craigmichael Registered Children’s Home. The successful individual, as part of a team, will enable child residents who have 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.

*Please note: CVs will not be considered*

**Currently, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for international candidates however we invite our current short-term Volunteers to apply providing they meet the essential criteria**

Salary:                         £33,696.00 per annum.  Annual incremental uplifts with length of service.

Contract:                             Permanent

Hours:                         40 hours per week

Essential Criteria:            

• Degree in Nursing or Social Work OR Level 5 in a Care Related Subject
• Be Registered to NISCC or NMC
• Demonstrable evidence of 1 years’ experience working with challenging behaviours such as verbal and physical aggression preferably in a residential setting
• Demonstrable evidence of 1 years’ 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

Desirable Criteria:          

• 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 which prohibits them from driving but who is able to organise suitable alternative arrangements in order to meet the requirements of the post)

   

  Camphill Community Glencraig is an equal opportunities employer