Residential Childcare Practitioner
Southampton (easily accessible from Winchester, Eastleigh, Portsmouth, Fareham)
£26,918 - £34,616 per annum (includes £5,000 Market Supplement)
37 hours per week | Permanent
Additional pay for evenings, weekends, and sleep-ins
Help a Child Heal. Help a Child Grow. Help a Child Believe Again.
Imagine being the person who helps a child feel safe, sometimes for the first time.
At our Outstanding-rated secure residential home, you'll be part of a dedicated team helping young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs begin to trust, grow, and thrive.
This isn't just a job - it's a calling. Every day, you'll bring compassion, structure, and patience to children who've experienced trauma, and help them rediscover what safety, care, and love feel like.
What You'll Do:
1. Be a trusted adult and therapeutic role model to children aged 10-17
2. Build deep, meaningful relationships that foster security and growth
3. Create joyful, structured routines filled with fun, learning, and healing
4. Work alongside onsite professionals in education and mental health
5. Provide a consistent, calm presence through life's ups and downs
6. Work shifts (including sl...