Casual Support Worker
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,796 to £25,583 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2026 |
| Location: | Hull, HU1 2AA |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hull City Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | JOB_POSTING-3-192 |
Summary
Number of Vacancies:
8
Time Type:
Variable time
Worker Type:
Casual
Proposed Interview Date:
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Hours of Work:
0
Hiring Manager:
Anna Richardson
Contact Number:
01482 738872
Job Description Summary:
Casual Support Workers – SCP 3 - £12.85 per hour (plus 12.06% statutory holiday pay entitlement)
Are you playful and accepting, can you show curiosity and empathy?
If you can then you have something really special to offer our Children living in Children’s Homes.
If trauma brings resilience, then our Children are superheroes - they deserve the best; the best homes, the best help, the best opportunities, and children tell us over and over again, it’s the staff that matter.
We believe that we need the right people, with the right commitment, skills, tenacity, imagination, and energy in order to offer the best to our children. To do this you will be offered high quality support, training, guidance, and development and be part of a motivated and ambitious team.
Hull City Council has been on a journey of improvement and has become a leading provider of Children's Homes. We are committed to developing nurturing, high quality homes where children can thrive and achieve their next steps.
To ensure we have a constant pool of staff to work within the Department’s Children’s Homes, we wish to appoint a number of Casual Support Workers. Homes are located across the City and provide both short and long-term care and support to Children and Young People who are unable to live within their own family home.
This role is to cover holidays, absence and training, and does not have a set working pattern or regular hours. Due to the long shifts that may also include sleep in shifts, the ability to be flexible as to when, and how many hours you are able to work is essential. Where possible, work is pre-arranged however, there may be times when you will be asked to work at short notice. Various training courses are also mandatory, which will require you to attend over several days, during weekdays. Please contact Anna Richardson for an informal discussion around how our scheduling works and the training you will need to attend, should you be successful.
About the role:
The role of a Support Worker is to form part of a team and take direction and guidance from Seniors and Care Officers, in order to provide a safe, stimulating environment, and high quality care for children.
About you:
• You must be able to communicate with and assist children with social, personal and physical care and implement Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and Restorative Practices within your daily practices. All the successful candidates will be offered all the relevant training to ensure they are equipped to implement all the policies and procedures of the Council
• You will work as part of a team to provide a high quality, effective service to meet the needs of children in the home. You will be required to work irregular hours, as and when required, for specific purposes
• You must have experience of working in a social care environment. Experience of working with children in a paid or voluntary capacity is desirable
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
We understand that you may have questions or want to speak to someone who already works here to find out more about current opportunities, please feel free to contact Anna Richardson at Anna.Richardson@hullcc.gov.uk to arrange an informal chat.
These posts are not available for Visa Sponsorship, therefore all applicants must have the right to work in UK.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults
2. Statutory Obligations – As per statutory requirements as specified in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
3. Refers to Line Management upon any concerns, suspicion, evidence or allegation in relation to child protection in accordance with the Children Safeguarding Board guidelines to ensure the safety and welfare of the children.
4. Within the context of individual care plans and in consultation and collaboration with permanent officers, to assist assessing children needs in order to provide care that is responsive to their individual requirements.
5. To assist in planning appropriate packages of support, implementing and reviewing effective programmes for individual children and families to ensure that their needs for development and/or independence are met.
6. To implement Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and restorative practices to assist in supporting young people to manage complex needs or particular vulnerabilities. To be responsive to environmental factors, ensuring they are conducive to the young people’s safety and well-being in line with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention principles and Restorative practice.
7. To assist providing an efficient and responsive service to children for their admission into and discharge from residential care, including respite and day care, to ensure their needs are met during these transition periods.
8. To assist in providing planned and/or emergency outreach and crisis response support to children and families living within the community.
9. To support and encourage young people to take part in individual and group activities.
10. Assist in supporting and encouraging young people to attend their education provision, helping them to achieve their academic potential.
11. Assist children with a range of tasks including primary care and, where necessary, carries out tasks on their behalf whilst at the same time promoting independence within individual’s capabilities including 1:1 direct work.
12. Assist staff on duty, in respect of individual children and their plans, including attending meetings and dispensing medication as required, to ensure their safety, well being and quality of life.
13. Provides accurate information for permanent officers and assist maintaining up to date, accurate and quality data on the electronic data base with reference to case recording and all other relevant information where appropriate.
14. Participates in budgetary tasks i.e. pocket money, purchasing of groceries, clothing, stationary etc, to ensure value for money within budget provisions.
15. To work flexibly and liaise with voluntary services, statutory organisations and colleagues within other parts of the Local Authority with the focus of providing up to date knowledge and working practices for intervention and service delivery, sometimes in their own homes or in the community, to children in need and their families.
16. To be aware of and participate in own personal development by attending and contributing to supervision sessions, training courses and other departmental forums. To keep abreast of development with the profession.
17. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate HS policy.
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Compensation Grades:
GRADES 3.
Pay Ranges:
£12.85 - £12.85
Job Classifications:
3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 5- Enhanced Childrens Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Statutory Post), OSP - Other Support Staff (School WorkForce Census), Yes - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement)
Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:
- A competitive salary
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
- Supportive and forward-thinking culture
- Great career development opportunities
Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
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Time Type:
Variable time
Worker Type:
Casual
Proposed Interview Date:
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Hours of Work:
0
Hiring Manager:
Anna Richardson
Contact Number:
01482 738872
Job Description Summary:
Casual Support Workers – SCP 3 - £12.85 per hour (plus 12.06% statutory holiday pay entitlement)
Are you playful and accepting, can you show curiosity and empathy?
If you can then you have something really special to offer our Children living in Children’s Homes.
If trauma brings resilience, then our Children are superheroes - they deserve the best; the best homes, the best help, the best opportunities, and children tell us over and over again, it’s the staff that matter.
We believe that we need the right people, with the right commitment, skills, tenacity, imagination, and energy in order to offer the best to our children. To do this you will be offered high quality support, training, guidance, and development and be part of a motivated and ambitious team.
Hull City Council has been on a journey of improvement and has become a leading provider of Children's Homes. We are committed to developing nurturing, high quality homes where children can thrive and achieve their next steps.
To ensure we have a constant pool of staff to work within the Department’s Children’s Homes, we wish to appoint a number of Casual Support Workers. Homes are located across the City and provide both short and long-term care and support to Children and Young People who are unable to live within their own family home.
This role is to cover holidays, absence and training, and does not have a set working pattern or regular hours. Due to the long shifts that may also include sleep in shifts, the ability to be flexible as to when, and how many hours you are able to work is essential. Where possible, work is pre-arranged however, there may be times when you will be asked to work at short notice. Various training courses are also mandatory, which will require you to attend over several days, during weekdays. Please contact Anna Richardson for an informal discussion around how our scheduling works and the training you will need to attend, should you be successful.
About the role:
The role of a Support Worker is to form part of a team and take direction and guidance from Seniors and Care Officers, in order to provide a safe, stimulating environment, and high quality care for children.
About you:
• You must be able to communicate with and assist children with social, personal and physical care and implement Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and Restorative Practices within your daily practices. All the successful candidates will be offered all the relevant training to ensure they are equipped to implement all the policies and procedures of the Council
• You will work as part of a team to provide a high quality, effective service to meet the needs of children in the home. You will be required to work irregular hours, as and when required, for specific purposes
• You must have experience of working in a social care environment. Experience of working with children in a paid or voluntary capacity is desirable
Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
We understand that you may have questions or want to speak to someone who already works here to find out more about current opportunities, please feel free to contact Anna Richardson at Anna.Richardson@hullcc.gov.uk to arrange an informal chat.
These posts are not available for Visa Sponsorship, therefore all applicants must have the right to work in UK.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults
2. Statutory Obligations – As per statutory requirements as specified in the Children’s Homes Regulations and Quality Standards.
3. Refers to Line Management upon any concerns, suspicion, evidence or allegation in relation to child protection in accordance with the Children Safeguarding Board guidelines to ensure the safety and welfare of the children.
4. Within the context of individual care plans and in consultation and collaboration with permanent officers, to assist assessing children needs in order to provide care that is responsive to their individual requirements.
5. To assist in planning appropriate packages of support, implementing and reviewing effective programmes for individual children and families to ensure that their needs for development and/or independence are met.
6. To implement Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and restorative practices to assist in supporting young people to manage complex needs or particular vulnerabilities. To be responsive to environmental factors, ensuring they are conducive to the young people’s safety and well-being in line with Therapeutic Crisis Intervention principles and Restorative practice.
7. To assist providing an efficient and responsive service to children for their admission into and discharge from residential care, including respite and day care, to ensure their needs are met during these transition periods.
8. To assist in providing planned and/or emergency outreach and crisis response support to children and families living within the community.
9. To support and encourage young people to take part in individual and group activities.
10. Assist in supporting and encouraging young people to attend their education provision, helping them to achieve their academic potential.
11. Assist children with a range of tasks including primary care and, where necessary, carries out tasks on their behalf whilst at the same time promoting independence within individual’s capabilities including 1:1 direct work.
12. Assist staff on duty, in respect of individual children and their plans, including attending meetings and dispensing medication as required, to ensure their safety, well being and quality of life.
13. Provides accurate information for permanent officers and assist maintaining up to date, accurate and quality data on the electronic data base with reference to case recording and all other relevant information where appropriate.
14. Participates in budgetary tasks i.e. pocket money, purchasing of groceries, clothing, stationary etc, to ensure value for money within budget provisions.
15. To work flexibly and liaise with voluntary services, statutory organisations and colleagues within other parts of the Local Authority with the focus of providing up to date knowledge and working practices for intervention and service delivery, sometimes in their own homes or in the community, to children in need and their families.
16. To be aware of and participate in own personal development by attending and contributing to supervision sessions, training courses and other departmental forums. To keep abreast of development with the profession.
17. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate HS policy.
https://hulljobs-s3document-storage.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/jd/nc2227.casual%20support%20worker.doc
Compensation Grades:
GRADES 3.
Pay Ranges:
£12.85 - £12.85
Job Classifications:
3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 5- Enhanced Childrens Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Statutory Post), OSP - Other Support Staff (School WorkForce Census), Yes - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement)
Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:
- A competitive salary
- An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
- Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
- Supportive and forward-thinking culture
- Great career development opportunities
Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Online searches, including social media, may be carried out as part of the recruitment process.
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