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Support Worker - Children

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Posting date: 07 July 2025
Salary: £30,559 to £33,366 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 20 July 2025
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: North Yorkshire Council
Job type: Permanent
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Support Worker - Children

Salary: £30,559 - £33,366 per annum

Grade: H

Vacancy Hours : 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire

We are looking to recruit supportive, resilient, and highly motivated individuals to join our team of Children & Families Workers. Early Help is part of North Yorkshire Council’s Children & Families Service. We work alongside children, young people and their families up to the age of 19 (25 years when there is an identified SEND need). We are a consent-based service focused on offering “the right support at the right time”. Our work is strength based and underpinned by our ‘Strength in Relationships’ practice model where we work alongside other relevant agencies to ensure we support families to create their own sustainable family plans that really make a real difference. We work directly with children, young people and their families and provide interventions, drawing on families’ strengths and helping to build support networks.

If you are an enthusiastic, highly motivated person who is passionate and has lots of experience in working with vulnerable children, young people & families to provide outstanding support then this role is for you.

This exciting post will give you opportunities to:

Work directly with children, young people and their families, to ensure they have the right support at the right time.
Work with other key professionals to co-ordinate an effective network of support to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
Work in a rewarding role where every day can be different.
Be part of a dynamic and supportive team, working with like-minded people. ·
Access outstanding training and career progression opportunities across the Children and Families Service.
We offer regular one to one and group based supervision and take a collaborative team approach in delivering best practice across the service.

You will receive an excellent rewards package including agile working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post and a Level 3 Qualification in a relevant field. This posts will require you to work evenings and weekends and occasional bank holidays when required.

For further information please contact Lucie Drake on 01609 533920 or at Lucie.Drake@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Dates:

Closing Date: 1st August 2025

Interview Date: 21st August 2025

Venue for Interview: Briercliffe Children's Centre, Scarborough


NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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