Job Description

About us

Havens Properties Ltd is a small business in Eastbourne. Our aim is to provide asylum-seeking young persons and British nationals (16 to 18 years old) supported living in a safe and nurturing environment. Working for Havens Properties Ltd promises to be rewarding for anyone wanting to make a difference in young lives.

In return, you will be rewarded with a career defining opportunity to impact on ambitious and growing organisation that is committed to staff retention, development, equality and diversity.

Our work environment includes:

On-the-job training

Growth opportunities

Safe work environment

We are looking for an experienced team leader to work with our team of support workers, to help ensure that all children in our home are nurtured and safe to develop their independent living skills to adulthood. The successful candidate for this position should have assertive compassionate leadership style, keen administrative skills and preferably a background in supported living for unaccompanied asylum-seeking persons (USAC). Successful candidate must be a highly motivated team player who can work independently as well as with the rest of our staff. Qualities of the successful candidate we would expect to see would be but not limited to :

Spoken fluent English Strong team work skills Confident and competent when lone working Strong problem solving and resolution skills self motivated with a proactive attitude Excellent communication skills ( written and verbal) Strong IT skills Ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks Willingness to learn and develop Able to step up and lead when management is away Confident in supervising staff being assertive yet thoughtful in decision making Ability to participate in on-call duties Works affectively along side management Performs well in a crisis Strives to be the best and 'proudly waves the Havens flag'
Responsibilities:

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the line manager for the service Liaise with the provider and Manager ensuring all necessary reports are sent timeously Create and uphold an open, positive and inclusive management culture Oversee the implementation of the service's policies and procedures To provide leadership to all those involved within the service. To maintain the operations of the service at the standard agreed with the Registered Provider. Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals supported by the service. Induct new starters in accordance with company policy Conduct staff supervision and annual staff appraisals working alternate weekends
Successful candidate must have proficient skills in using Microsoft Office suite to perform daily tasks and a solid foundation in computer basics.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 13.00-14.00 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Free parking On-site parking Store discount
Experience:

residential: 2 years (preferred)
Language:

fluent English (required)
Licence/Certification:

Level 3 in Child Care or health and social care (required)
Work Location: In person