Childrens Services Team Leader
- Recruiter
- Appcastenterprise
- Location
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 15 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 19 Sep 2021
- Sectors
- Travel & Tourism
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Aylesbury, High Wycombe and surrounding areas, Buckinghamshire
Circa Salary: GBP24,482 per annum
Permanent Full Time 37 hours per week. Evening & weekend work will be required.
Giving children and youngpeople the foundations they need to thrive.
We're Action for Children and we're proud to do things differently. We couldn't be here for children and families without you. That's why it's so important to reward and recognise your hard work. Joining us will not only give you an enormous level of job satisfaction but will also unleash a pretty benefits package to boot! If you'd like 29 annual leave days as standard, pension contribution up to 7%, discounted healthcare treatments and much, much more, then read on - we'd love to hear from you!
We are seeking enthusiastic, proactive and self-motivated individuals to join our committed and supportive team! These are excellent opportunities to lead activities and sessions providing quality care for children in need across the whole of Buckinghamshire.
Please note we are hiring for both qualified and non-qualified team leaders (willing to take on funded apprenticeship supported by Action for Children) to lead our team of dedicated support workers.
What does Action for Children do?
Action for Children protects and supports children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives.
Tell me about the service:
Bucks Activity Project is part of the Action for Children Countywide Integrated Short Breaks Service, commissioned by Buckinghamshire Council and provides community short breaks to children and young people aged 0-19 with disabilities and additional learning needs across Buckinghamshire with over 250 children currently registered.
For our Under 5s we offer Ofsted registered play sessions with activities tailored to support children's interests and learning following the Early Years Foundation Stage and all services are currently awarded 'Good' by Ofsted.
For those children attending full time school we offer weekend and school holiday activities which include arts and crafts, cooking, music, outdoor play and sensory play.
Children and young people aged 8-19 can access activities at weekends, evenings and school holidays including our youth clubs, movie nights, cooking, quiz nights, swimming, bowling, cinema, go-carting, water sports, climbing, ice skating, farm visits, scavenger hunts and woodland walks to name a few.
Short Breaks have positive benefits for both children and young people with disabilities and their parents and carers. They give children and young people time away from their family so they can develop independence, learn new skills, make friends and reduce loneliness whilst giving parents and carers a break from their caring responsibilities and providing time to spend with other children in the family.
You can also click on the following links for more information about us??????. See for yourself how fun and rewarding it is to work for Bucks Activity Project!
Types of short break available| Short break service | Bucks Activity Project| Buckinghamshire |Action for Children | Action for Children
https://bucks-activity-project/
About the role:
The Team Leader will be:
- Leading and working inside a team supporting children and young people to reach their potential, across multiple areas of day to day lives
- Focusing on meeting social, emotional, health and personal care needs for all of our service users
- Delivering planned play, leisure and practical living skills activities
- Seeking the views of the children and young people when planning engaging activities and programme of activities.
- Leading on activities such as arts and crafts, cooking, leisurely visits, physical and imaginative play, outdoor games & sensory play.
- Taking responsibility for the safety, care and engagement of the children and young people and build positive relationships with families and professional colleagues to ensure each child is supported to achieve the best outcomes.
- Planning, organising and delivering sessions, create care plans & complete risk assessments within health & safety guidelines .
What will you bring?
- Hold a relevant level 3 childcare qualification or willing to undertake a funded apprenticeship
- Being passionate, inclusive, collaborative and ambitious for the children and young people we work with.
- Experience of working in children's services and have knowledge of disabilities.
- A flexible approach to working hours and willing to work across different clubs and activities.
- The team leader will usually work a full day on either Saturday or Sunday with one evening shift a week with work patterns pre-agreed.
- Experience in leading a team or children and be able to demonstrate leadership qualities.
- Access to a car as county-wide travel can be regular.
- Good MS Office Skills
- Excellent communication skills
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Learn more about our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work on our Action for Children website. ?
Rewards??
We proud of the passionate people who work at Action for Children. And we offer a generous rewards package to recognise them. Please refer to our attached benefits booklet.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 600,000 childre