Residential Child Care Worker
Blackpool CouncilBlackpool, North West
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Blackpool Council based in Blackpool. The advertised salary is NJC Grade F SCP 19-24 £33,119 - £36,581 pro-rata per annum . Applications close on 24 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Contract Type: PermanentHours: 32 per week
Salary: NJC Grade F SCP 19-24 £33,119 - £36,581 pro-rata per annum
Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026 at 23:59
We are looking to recruit a residential childcare worker. We provide overnight short breaks for children and families with complex needs. This post is 32 hours a week and involves shift working between the hours of 7am and 10pm.
The preferred candidate will have experience in supporting children with total care needs, a background of supporting children with disabilities would be an advantage as would a L3 Diploma working with children and young people in residential services.
At this point in time we are not able to offer a Visa sponsorship in this role due to operational reasons.
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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The successful applicant will be required to work outside of a 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday work pattern and will receive an additional payment on top of the quoted salary as a result.
How this role compares
We hold 228 council vacancies in North West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £35,570. This role pays less than about 60% of them.
There are 3,980 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 658 of them in North West.
You have 3 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 28 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Blackpool Council has 25 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
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