Residential Childcare Worker (Waking Watch) - Lytham

therapeutic care; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual work for this location

Job summary

Therapeutic Care Limited in Lytham is seeking a Night Practitioner to join our small team as a Waking Watch for residential childcare. The role focuses on safeguarding and supporting children and young people through therapeutic approaches, with shifts from 22:00 to 08:00 on a 3 on/3 off rolling pattern.

Full training is provided, and no prior qualifications or experience are required to apply. This permanent, full-time position offers a 35-hour week within a supportive home environment, with

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications or prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to children and young people using an integrated therapeutic approach.
• Maintain safeguarding and wellbeing of residents during night hours.

Job description

Residential Childcare Worker (Waking Watch) - Lytham

Full-time Permanent Entry Level

Posted 20 Oct 2026

Description

Therapeutic Care is a residential childcare provider based in Lancashire. At our core, we believe in supporting our teams through learning and development to be able to deliver high quality care with therapeutic approach to children and young people, inspire confidence and help them reach their potential.

We are currently seeking compassionate and reliable Night Practitioner (Waking Watch) to join our small team in Lytham. As a Night Practitioner you will provide high quality care to children and young people in our services using integrated therapeutic approach.

No qualifications or experience required as we provide full training to support you in your role!

Job Types: Full-time (35 hours per week), Permanent

Working hours: 10pm to 8am

Shift Pattern: 3 on 3 off rolling shift pattern

We offer casual work for this location, if this is more suited to you,

Additional pay:

• Overtime paid at £1 extra
• It is a requirement that the postholder remains awake at all times to carry out duties within the Home and to be able to respond to the needs of the young people in residence at all times.
• This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

If you are passionate about helping others and making a difference in their lives,

Ensuring the safety and well-being of children and young people, as well as protecting vulnerable individuals from any form of abuse, is a paramount focus throughout all of Therapeutic Care's services. We are fully dedicated to effectively promoting safeguarding measures across our organisation.

This role is subject to necessary background checks, including an Enhanced DBS.

Company Overview

At Therapeutic Care our vision is to provide transformative and life changing therapeutic care for children and young people looked after. We aspire to achieve the best possible sustainable outcomes for our children and young people by providing the best quality care. Creating small and homely environments with wraparound therapy supports the development of safety, connection, learning, and growth, that ultimately allows our young people to heal from their early trauma, to dare greatly and to reach for their potential.