Shift Leader – Children´s Residential Homes

Responsibilities

• Leading the management of the home during your shift, making decisions to safeguard the wellbeing of children and young people.
• Providing advice, guidance, and support to children, families, and colleagues as part of a twenty-four-hour service.
• Managing and responding to challenging behaviour using risk assessment, de-escalation, and approved physical intervention techniques where required.
• Ensuring accurate, timely, and high-quality recording to support handovers, care planning, and regulatory compliance.
• Leading the implementation of individual care plans and risk assessments alongside multi-agency partners.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting colleagues on shift, modelling good practice and promoting a supportive team culture.
• Mentoring and supporting colleagues, offering guidance and constructive feedback.
• Physical ability to meet the demands of the role, including moving and handling and use of specialist equipment.

Qualifications

• A Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce, or willingness to start within three months, or at least one year’s experience in residential childcare.
• Experience working with children and young people with learning disabilities and complex communication needs.
• Strong observation skills and the ability to produce clear, accurate, and timely written records.
• Confidence in assessing and managing risk, adapting practice to meet changing needs during a shift.

Pre‑employment checks

As part of the pre‑employment checks, if you are offered the role we will carry out an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, unless you are currently registered with the DBS Update Service.

Shift rota

The role works on a two‑week rota, which includes a mix of weekday and weekend shifts:

• Morning shifts: 7am to 2pm
• Afternoon shifts: 2.30pm to 9.30pm

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave each year on top of public holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years, with a holiday purchase scheme allowing purchase of up to five additional days each year.
• Eligibility for the National Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption, paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, low‑cost bike purchase scheme, high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme – eligible employees can access low‑cost leasing of electric and low‑emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card – employees within social care can qualify for additional discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

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