Care Officer

If you want to be part of Hull's journey and make a real difference to children, now is great time to join, we have an opportunity for a Care Officer to join our Childrens Homes team. Homes 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 to provide a highly skilled level of care including taking the lead with care packages and ensuring Support Workers are guided and supported. In the absence of a Senior Care Officer, taking responsibility for decisions relating to the safeguarding and care of children as well as responding to the needs of families and staff on duty.

Are you playful and accepting, can you show curiosity and empathy?, 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., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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.

Two additional increments are payable for weekend working for permanent and fixed term staff.
Hours per week will vary, 74 hours per month and will include long shifts and sleep in shifts. Hours will exceed 20 hours per week at times due to the rota.
We are also recruiting Casual Care Officers to work across various homes on an as and when required basis. If you are interested in casual work, please apply and state this in the additional information on the application form.