Care Officer

ReferenceHUL/25/0004**Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)**£28624 - £28624Occupational groupCare/Social Work - Children'sJob termCasualAppointment typeCasualHoursVariousDivisionChildren and Family Services - DirectorateClosing Date02 February 2025Proposed Shortlisting Date03 February 2025Proposed Interview Date13 February 2025Place of workVarious City Wide LocationsFor an informal discussion please contactJoseph SouthwellContact telephone**Casual Care Officers** - SCP 14 - £14.84 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 Care Officers. 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.**About the role**:This role is generally to provide cover in our Solo Provision homes (though you may be asked to cover shifts in any of our homes across the city) Our solo provisions predominantly involve those on shift caring for children who may display a range of emotional, social or behavioural difficulties, including children who may have experienced trauma, have attachment difficulties, children showing sexually problematic behaviour or at risk of sexual exploitation.Our solo provisions are situated within Hulls local community and designed not to stand out as different to anyone else’s family home. The solo provisions are small, but comfortable and caring, creating a warm environment for those that come to reside at their new home.**About you**:**We require all Care Officers to have**:- A level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare or equivalent, or the ability to complete this within two years of appointment.- Experience working with vulnerable adults or children in a safeguarding or care setting.- A strong motivation to work with Children and Young People and ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships.- An ability to work within relevant framework when assessing situations in order to make decisions and recommendations.- You must be experienced, skilled and confident to lead on all elements of care, and be able to guide and support others.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 Joseph Southwell for an informal discussion around how our scheduling works and the training you will need to attend, should you be successful.**Benefits of working for Hull City Council - Working for hull city council****Why Hull is a great place to live and work - Working for hull city council**We understand that you may have questions or want to speak to someone who already works in our homes to find out more about current opportunities, please feel free to contact Joseph Southwell on for an informal chat.**Please note, these posts are not available for Visa Sponsorship, therefore all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.**We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, 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 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.