Children's Residential Home Team Leader - Car driver essential
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £41,280 to £45,440 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 November 2025 |
| Location: | Gloucester GL1 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Imagine mentoring and support |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Imagine Mentoring and Support promote a positive and supportive working culture. We are also an equal opportunities employer who are committed to making a positive difference in children, families, and young people's lives. We are looking to recruit candidates who have at least two years' experience of working in a children's home setting or similar and who are committed to providing excellent care and support to the children and families that we work with. Successful candidates must have a kind, caring and patient attitude.
This is an exciting role for three experienced Team Leader's to join a company who are in a period of growth.
To be successful in this role you must;
*Be motivated and have the ability and skills to lead a team
* Be a car driver and be willing to obtain business insurance
* Have at least two yeas experience of working within a children's home setting or equivalent
* Promote the care and support to children in line with good practice and the The Children's Home Regulations (2015)
* Hold a QCF Level 3 in relation working with children, young people and their families or equivalent
* Be dedicated to providing outstanding care With this role you will become part of a great provider with ample opportunity to grow and develop
The main tasks:
To safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people we care for and support.
To support the home's management and take the lead on shifts.
To work in accordance with Imagines’ values as explained in our statement of Purpose
Uphold our good Ofsted rating (May 2025) with an aim of becoming outstanding
To work in accordance with policies and procedures
To ensure that children and young people we support are treated with respect, dignity, and equality
To lead on and create young people’s placement plans and risk assessments
To act as and/or oversee Key worker arrangements for named young people, to oversee the co-ordination of their plans and to improve the quality of their life.
To act as the lead person for the overall co-ordination of support for children
To ensure that all matters relating to health and safety checks and audits for the house and relevant H&S staff training are complete to a high standard
To promote equality of opportunity, a respect for diversity and anti-oppressive practice.
Be willing to participate in an on call rota
Individual Qualities
Excellent communication skills
Excellent safeguarding skills
A role model of excellent practice
Ability to take responsibility and lead a team
Ability to delegate tasks effectively
Excellent record keeping
Excellent organisation skills
Excellent recording skills
Patient, kind, caring but able to set boundaries
Willingness to be adaptable and flexible
Able to engage effectively with children, young people, and their families
Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
Able to work on a rota basis, overnight and weekend shifts essential
Able to participate in activities with the young people.
Able to maintain confidentiality
Commitment to undertake development opportunities and training
Role
Willingness to work in the home.
Must be flexible
Be able to work a 24hr shifts with a sleep ins
Must have the ability to work effectively in a team environment and alone
Must be committed to the safeguarding and development of children
Must be willing to promote an excellent quality of support to children
Must be willing to contribute to a nurturing and homely environment.
Must be able to participate in supporting young people with daily tasks, such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and activities.
Must be able to work in partnership with other agencies. Such as, social workers, youth support workers.
Must be able to record and report daily activities and escalate concerns appropriately
Must be able to adhere to policies and procedures
Must have a full driving licence and be willing to access drivers business insurance
We are currently looking to recruit 3 Team Leaders
Full time hours - 37.5 hrs (plus 10 sleep in's a month) shifts include evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
These shifts will include evenings and weekends on a rota basis.
Night shift allowance paid (23:00-07:00am).- £84 per night
Benefits and Opportunities
Competitive pay
Training and development opportunities
Free Meals whilst on shift
28 days holiday per year
Full training package provided
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount scheme
Discounted gym membership
Flexible working arrangements
Pension scheme
Onsite parking at the home
Casual dress
Birthday Voucher on your birthday
Employee of the month scheme with reward
Essentials
The candidate must have at least two year's previous experience of safeguarding and working with vulnerable children.
The candidate must have a full driving licence and be willing to provide proof of business insurance.
The candidate will be subject to part of safer recruitment checks.
The candidate must have a satisfactory Enhance DBS check. If the candidate does not have a portable one then this can be applied for, and any successful candidate must be willing to sign up to the DBS update service
The candidate must be able to provide two satisfactory references
The candidate must be willing to work overnights and weekends
The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to promoting equality, be non-discriminatory and be willing to promote anti-oppressive practice
The candidate must be willing to promote the independence and safety of children, and young people that we work with.
Imagine Mentoring and Support are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all people irrespective of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, or disability.
Imagine Mentoring and Support are also committed to the safer recruitment process and successful candidates must be able to demonstrate that they have a satisfactory Enhanced DBS
Successful candidates will be required to complete a full application form.
This is an exciting role for three experienced Team Leader's to join a company who are in a period of growth.
To be successful in this role you must;
*Be motivated and have the ability and skills to lead a team
* Be a car driver and be willing to obtain business insurance
* Have at least two yeas experience of working within a children's home setting or equivalent
* Promote the care and support to children in line with good practice and the The Children's Home Regulations (2015)
* Hold a QCF Level 3 in relation working with children, young people and their families or equivalent
* Be dedicated to providing outstanding care With this role you will become part of a great provider with ample opportunity to grow and develop
The main tasks:
To safeguard and promote the welfare of the children and young people we care for and support.
To support the home's management and take the lead on shifts.
To work in accordance with Imagines’ values as explained in our statement of Purpose
Uphold our good Ofsted rating (May 2025) with an aim of becoming outstanding
To work in accordance with policies and procedures
To ensure that children and young people we support are treated with respect, dignity, and equality
To lead on and create young people’s placement plans and risk assessments
To act as and/or oversee Key worker arrangements for named young people, to oversee the co-ordination of their plans and to improve the quality of their life.
To act as the lead person for the overall co-ordination of support for children
To ensure that all matters relating to health and safety checks and audits for the house and relevant H&S staff training are complete to a high standard
To promote equality of opportunity, a respect for diversity and anti-oppressive practice.
Be willing to participate in an on call rota
Individual Qualities
Excellent communication skills
Excellent safeguarding skills
A role model of excellent practice
Ability to take responsibility and lead a team
Ability to delegate tasks effectively
Excellent record keeping
Excellent organisation skills
Excellent recording skills
Patient, kind, caring but able to set boundaries
Willingness to be adaptable and flexible
Able to engage effectively with children, young people, and their families
Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice.
Able to work on a rota basis, overnight and weekend shifts essential
Able to participate in activities with the young people.
Able to maintain confidentiality
Commitment to undertake development opportunities and training
Role
Willingness to work in the home.
Must be flexible
Be able to work a 24hr shifts with a sleep ins
Must have the ability to work effectively in a team environment and alone
Must be committed to the safeguarding and development of children
Must be willing to promote an excellent quality of support to children
Must be willing to contribute to a nurturing and homely environment.
Must be able to participate in supporting young people with daily tasks, such as budgeting, shopping, cooking, cleaning, and activities.
Must be able to work in partnership with other agencies. Such as, social workers, youth support workers.
Must be able to record and report daily activities and escalate concerns appropriately
Must be able to adhere to policies and procedures
Must have a full driving licence and be willing to access drivers business insurance
We are currently looking to recruit 3 Team Leaders
Full time hours - 37.5 hrs (plus 10 sleep in's a month) shifts include evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
These shifts will include evenings and weekends on a rota basis.
Night shift allowance paid (23:00-07:00am).- £84 per night
Benefits and Opportunities
Competitive pay
Training and development opportunities
Free Meals whilst on shift
28 days holiday per year
Full training package provided
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount scheme
Discounted gym membership
Flexible working arrangements
Pension scheme
Onsite parking at the home
Casual dress
Birthday Voucher on your birthday
Employee of the month scheme with reward
Essentials
The candidate must have at least two year's previous experience of safeguarding and working with vulnerable children.
The candidate must have a full driving licence and be willing to provide proof of business insurance.
The candidate will be subject to part of safer recruitment checks.
The candidate must have a satisfactory Enhance DBS check. If the candidate does not have a portable one then this can be applied for, and any successful candidate must be willing to sign up to the DBS update service
The candidate must be able to provide two satisfactory references
The candidate must be willing to work overnights and weekends
The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to promoting equality, be non-discriminatory and be willing to promote anti-oppressive practice
The candidate must be willing to promote the independence and safety of children, and young people that we work with.
Imagine Mentoring and Support are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all people irrespective of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, or disability.
Imagine Mentoring and Support are also committed to the safer recruitment process and successful candidates must be able to demonstrate that they have a satisfactory Enhanced DBS
Successful candidates will be required to complete a full application form.