SOCIAL WORKER
| Posting date: | 01 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £32,597 to £39,152 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | HU3 1YE |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 33115 |
Summary
Social Worker, Grades 7/8 Changing Futures - Fixed Term for 12 months due to funding.
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull?
Care and support in Hull is transforming and Hull City Council is looking for exceptional individuals like you to join the Adult Social Care team. If you are enthusiastic, motivated and are up for a new challenge, then we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Within Adult Social Care there are several initiatives which require working in delivering a coordinated service for people experiencing multiple disadvantages. This includes the Making Every Adult Matter and Rough Sleeping Initiative. The people who are supported within Early Help Adult Social Care Services will require consistent and person-centred social work support to establish care and support needs and reach their long-term personal goals.
Role and Responsibilities of the job
The role will work directly with the housing teams, rough sleepers’ team, mental health homelessness team and other adult social care services to plan, prepare and deliver bespoke services for people with complex needs. To ensure through ongoing case management that these services continue to meet needs and are best value.
The Social Worker will work as a key part of a multi-disciplinary intervention, the post holder assists people identified within the community see and solve adult social care as experiencing homelessness to improve and maintain their health, by identifying and managing unmet health, housing and social care needs by:
Assisting in the management and development of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure staff understand and engage with adult social care values, vision and strategy. To work with staff to support people to have a life not a service and to safeguard them from harm.
Champion strengths-based approaches to social care.
To achieve a shift in practice from that based on high intensity care and support provision to practice which prioritises resilience, prevention, and early intervention.
Understand and support development of solution focused conversations, active listening techniques, enhanced legal literacy, and system-wide awareness.
Understand assessment as a process and an intervention in its own right.
Strongly promote joint and trusted assessments motivating staff to recommend creative and innovative approaches to ensure that people are fully participating and in control of their goals and aspirations.
Support the operational manager and practice lead in their work to make sure that the staff teams are competent and confident in their practice by motivating staff to engage in shared learning, peer support and maintaining/supporting individual and team development..
About us
We provide a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees, which include:
Work/Life Balance - The Council recognises that all employees need to balance home life with meeting work commitments through the provision of appropriate policies and support, for example, family and parental leave, flexible hours and career break schemes.
Learning and Development - The Council has a commitment to lifelong learning. We provide excellent development opportunities for all employees.
Pension - We provide a defined benefit pension scheme whereby the Council contributes towards a pension payable on retirement.
Employee discounts - There are a selection of voluntary benefits available giving a wide variety of staff discounts on goods and services from a range of suppliers via our Hull plus website.
Laptops for all adult social care professionals, to enable them to work smarter and more flexibly.
The role supports Hull’s Adult Social Care strategic vision of ‘a life not a service’. Apply now to join a group of likeminded, caring Adult Social Care staff who are dedicated to helping people improve their health and live their lives to the fullest.For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kate Abba, Operations Manager on 01482 318 700 or kate.abba@hullcc.gov.ukPlease ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull?
Care and support in Hull is transforming and Hull City Council is looking for exceptional individuals like you to join the Adult Social Care team. If you are enthusiastic, motivated and are up for a new challenge, then we have an exciting opportunity for you.
Within Adult Social Care there are several initiatives which require working in delivering a coordinated service for people experiencing multiple disadvantages. This includes the Making Every Adult Matter and Rough Sleeping Initiative. The people who are supported within Early Help Adult Social Care Services will require consistent and person-centred social work support to establish care and support needs and reach their long-term personal goals.
Role and Responsibilities of the job
The role will work directly with the housing teams, rough sleepers’ team, mental health homelessness team and other adult social care services to plan, prepare and deliver bespoke services for people with complex needs. To ensure through ongoing case management that these services continue to meet needs and are best value.
The Social Worker will work as a key part of a multi-disciplinary intervention, the post holder assists people identified within the community see and solve adult social care as experiencing homelessness to improve and maintain their health, by identifying and managing unmet health, housing and social care needs by:
Assisting in the management and development of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure staff understand and engage with adult social care values, vision and strategy. To work with staff to support people to have a life not a service and to safeguard them from harm.
Champion strengths-based approaches to social care.
To achieve a shift in practice from that based on high intensity care and support provision to practice which prioritises resilience, prevention, and early intervention.
Understand and support development of solution focused conversations, active listening techniques, enhanced legal literacy, and system-wide awareness.
Understand assessment as a process and an intervention in its own right.
Strongly promote joint and trusted assessments motivating staff to recommend creative and innovative approaches to ensure that people are fully participating and in control of their goals and aspirations.
Support the operational manager and practice lead in their work to make sure that the staff teams are competent and confident in their practice by motivating staff to engage in shared learning, peer support and maintaining/supporting individual and team development..
About us
We provide a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of our employees, which include:
Work/Life Balance - The Council recognises that all employees need to balance home life with meeting work commitments through the provision of appropriate policies and support, for example, family and parental leave, flexible hours and career break schemes.
Learning and Development - The Council has a commitment to lifelong learning. We provide excellent development opportunities for all employees.
Pension - We provide a defined benefit pension scheme whereby the Council contributes towards a pension payable on retirement.
Employee discounts - There are a selection of voluntary benefits available giving a wide variety of staff discounts on goods and services from a range of suppliers via our Hull plus website.
Laptops for all adult social care professionals, to enable them to work smarter and more flexibly.
The role supports Hull’s Adult Social Care strategic vision of ‘a life not a service’. Apply now to join a group of likeminded, caring Adult Social Care staff who are dedicated to helping people improve their health and live their lives to the fullest.For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Kate Abba, Operations Manager on 01482 318 700 or kate.abba@hullcc.gov.ukPlease ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
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