Team Leader – Residential Children’s Home

Homes for Support

  • Crewe, Cheshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
📍 Crewe, Cheshire | 🕒 Full-time | 💷 Up to £33,108 (incl. sleep-ins)We’re looking for an experienced, inspiring Residential Team Leader to join one of our Ofsted-registered Therapeutic Children’s Homes in Crewe.At Homes for Support, you’ll be part of a growing team that provides nurturing, trauma-informed care to children and young people aged 5–18 with emotional and behavioural needs.As a key member of our leadership team, you’ll guide and support your colleagues while creating safe, structured environments where children can thrive.🌟 What makes this role exciting?
  • You’ll lead daily practice and guide a team delivering outstanding care
  • You’ll work closely with the Home Manager, building skills to step up in their absence
  • You’ll be part of a small, passionate team supported by nearby Head Office & Training Centre
  • You’ll develop professionally with access to continuous training and leadership pathways
💼 What you’ll be doing:👶 Providing warm, consistent care in line with safeguarding & therapeutic practices📚 Supporting education, routines, and emotional development🍳 Promoting life skills – cooking, budgeting, independence👥 Leading shifts, supervising colleagues, and role modelling best practice🗂️ Supporting home operations – logs, reports, and regulatory compliance🤝 Working closely with families, social workers, and external partners✅ What you’ll bring:
  • A Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
  • Previous experience in residential childcare
  • Strong communication, teamwork, and leadership skills
  • Confidence managing challenging situations and supporting complex needs
  • A real commitment to child-centred, therapeutic care
🎁 What you’ll get in return:💷 Salary up to £33,108 (incl. 10 shifts + 10 sleep-ins/month)🍽️ Free meals during shifts🚗 Access to a company pool car🏋️ Discounts on gyms, retail & leisure🦷 Private medical & dental insurance + cash-back scheme🌟 Bonus schemes, monthly rewards & staff events💛 Compassionate Pay, Sick Pay & Wellbeing Programme🕰 Shift Pattern:2 days on, 4 days off (10 shifts/10 sleep-ins per month)
Includes 14 days’ annual leave per year under the pattern.Ready to take the next step in your childcare career?
Apply now or share with someone who’d be perfect!We care for and support children and young People ages 7 and 18 in residential homes in Cheshire. Our services include Therapeutic and EBD Children's Homes and Supported Living accommodation. Our work focuses on Children and Young People with emotional and behavioural difficulties and learning difficulties, vulnerable families, and unaccompanied asylum seeker children.

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