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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.
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.
We are also recruiting to positions within our Disability Children Homes, this will require personal care, moving and handling, help with aspects of high levels of supervision and support. Working with Children with a Disability is very rewarding, can be challenging and offers high support and care to children with complex health needs and disabilities which are varied across our homes.
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.
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We will be shortlisting and inteviewing at various times throughout the duration of the camapign so please do not hesitiate to apply now.
