Team Leader - Disabled Children Centres
Kensington and Chelsea
£27.84/hr
Start date: ASAP
Hatched Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Team Leader - Disabled Children Centres in the Kensington and Chelsea area. 3 - 6 months contract.
Main Purpose of the Job
The St Quintin Centres for Disabled Children provides a wide range of Services and Short Breaks to Disabled Children and their families. The centre is open 7 days a week. The Team Leaders report to the Manager, deputise in their absence, and act with their Team leader colleagues as a management team.
The team leaders are required to:
- Be responsible for the day to day running of St Quintin centre
- Lead and manage a team of play workers who deliver a programme of activities for Disabled children and their families.
- To plan these activities which can be at either of the St Quintin centres, offsite on activities, or with other partners, or on holidays away with the children.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To take on all tasks in relation to the day to day running of the centres.
- Deputise for Centre Manager in all aspects, including attending panels and accepting referrals.
- Make day to day decisions on service delivery for all the groups/activities. This can include Afterschool, weekend, Holiday play schemes. Plus, Inclusion in mainstream services and Home care.
- Ensure all Regulations regarding Ofsted and CQC are adhered to at all times
- The supervision and management of up to 10 play workers (including appraisals & professional development, sickness monitoring, performance management, leave approval).
- Ensure that all children and families who attend the centres have a professional service on offer for them.
Work with children/Young People
- Co-ordinating activities based at or run from the centre, including identifying lead workers for the activity, risk assessing on site and off site activities, promoting these activities on the website and to other agencies.
- Set up clear plan and targets for all groups and activities.
- Developing programmes of activities for daytime, afterschool, weekend and holiday sessions.
- Book transport for these activities as needed.
- Managing and running these clubs on a daily basis including supervision of Staff, setting up rooms, planning and organising.