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Nights Residential Child Care Worker | East Lancashire
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Nights Residential Child Care Worker | East Lancashire
Nights Residential Child Care Worker
Location East Lancashire (covering homes in Burnley, Nelson, Padiham, Clitheroe, Accrington, Haslingden)
Salary £28,142 – £32,061 per annum (pro rata if part-time)
Hours Full-time (37 hours per week & part-time positions available)
Salary Notes
- Accessible evening/upland rates apply (25% uplift for shifts between 11pm–8am [subject to start times before 6am]).
- Weekend pay may exceed 33% above standard rates when incorporated into the weekly contract.
International sponsorship: not applicable to this role.
Access to your own insured vehicle is mandatory for this post. Shift cover may require travel across the East Lancashire home cluster.
About Our Service
Mission We provide specialised residential care for children unable to live safely with their families, often due to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and trauma.
Approach We prioritise long-term, positive relationships where creativity keeps young people engaged in fulfilling activities at 25+ residential homes.
Why Join Us? All decisions we make are co-produced with our children. Central Lancashire recently added a new home, and we’re growing:
| You Bring: | We Provide: |
|---|---|
| Time to listen rather than barriers | Tailored training and development (50+ internship/on-the-job courses available, up to degree level) |
| Friendship and humour (e.g., knowing how to make good food) | A 3-stage induction with professional triage tools |
| Respect for children's stories (to signal: "I hear & care") | Monthly team reflection meetings, led by experienced managers |
| Values: Supportive, Innovative, Respectful, Collaborative | Clear Employee Support Offer, networking opportunities with childcare expertise |
Benefits (Staff Perks)
- Membership of the Blues & Twos Credit Union
- Blue Light Card
- Discounted access to local retailers
Your Role as Night Care Worker
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Key Responsibilities
- Shift Coverage Plans
Work adle-to-bed duty (children’s "lights out to morning") across the cluster, ensuring overnight security and responsiveness (sleepers must remain reliably contactable).
- When children wake:
- Offer warmth, one‐to‐one engagement around emotions/behaviours
- Support self-regulation through attentive, non-judgmental presence
- If a crisis, liaise with forward planners following escalation protocols
- When children wake:
What Our Children & Colleagues Want from You
Child Voices From the Home
(The following excerpts were gathered from direct sharing sessions with staff.)
- "I need time to be heard—not guards up —someone who is perfectly clear limits are there but also says you’re not alone here."
- "I’d love someone who laughs with me as well as realises serious stuff needs talking through, makes food, and maybe even shares they’ve made it."
- "Importantly: We all just want someone to sit and listen for 10 minutes. Longer is better."
Colleague Relationships
- Team Dynamics No event is "yours alone"—joint oversight with day-models helps prevent burnout. We ask that you email early shifts prior to dissipation if issues persist (addressing before it knocks at your door at 2am).
- Shifts as Micro-Systems A regular guest of a night worker should feel: consistent model of low-key structure + excitement built into their routine (e.g. “we’ll make popcorn tonight”).
Person Specification
Must Know
You’re passionate about lifting recognise the value of whole-being-first-person recovery and believe that intrusive silences in children’s lives can be replaced by intention this away to create benchmarkable hope.
- Values Alignment: You confirm to the below:
- Supportive: I consciously check in on routine, not just emergency contingency.
- Innovative: I create artefacts (art, spontaneity like origami deals cards) or nothing to costly activities to comfort.
- Respectful: I ask “What’s next?” not “Why had that?” when charting upsets.
- Collaborative: I actively research and refer resources ( teen safe spaces, music therapy when needed ) with specialist teams.
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Lead with Playlist
Because you know these matters when things are tough for both sides of the home (parents who look outside anything they can recover inside):
- Regularly step back-to-step with earned-security protocols (e.g. frustrated survivor who knocks a phone from a counter: because you named it to them.)
- LGBTQ+ deliberation proactively (e.g. pronouns, pronouns that convey “I’ll fight for our narratives”).
Entry Requirements
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks will be mandatory personal tion of the 1974 Act.
- Speedcheck Required: A drive to agency (home location) must meet committee standards in value/insurance.
Opportunities for Equitably Supportive Environments
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How to Apply
Required Submission:
- Your CV/resume.
Started? 'Application open till ▬︎ 31 July 2026.’ We recommend reserving your spot promptly as we reserve rights lift early if viable You’re welcome to a free, professional guarderation chat with our Talent Team.
Interview Calendar
- Interviews held weekly, every Wednesday.
For Questions:
- Email: talent@lancashire.gov.uk.
Note: Shift rotation slots and intensity vary by seasonality so we highly whole-school meetings actively retake this alignment.
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