Closing date:23 February 2025 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. We are recruiting to a position within our Disability Children Home. The successful applicant will need to have previous experience within a child care setting. This experience would need to encompass supervisory duties and working with children and young people with complex needs. You should have completed an NVQ 3 Level in Residential Childcare or have an NVQ 3 Level in a relevant Health and Social Care area of work and the ability to complete the NVQ 3 Level in Residential Childcare within 24 months of appointment. You will work with the Home Manager and undertake duties commensurate with the needs of the Service. The applicant would need to have a supportive and enabling approach, be able to engage in new developments, motivate staff and provide positive direction. You should be able to provide advice, support and guidance on care plans or programmes as well as behaviour and general care of the children in the home and the outreach service. You will work, supervise and support staff who will be involved in the day-to-day running of the Home. This post involves shift work and sleep overs at the Home. Hours per week will vary, totalling 74 hours per month part time and will include long shifts and sleep in shifts.  Hours will exceed 20 hours per week at times due to the rota.  Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.  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 How to apply for our jobs - 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 Rebecca Spaven on 07702 922 623 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. ]]>