Job Description

Number of Vacancies:

1

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Regular

Proposed Interview Date:

Monday, November 23, 2026

Hours of Work:

20

Hiring Manager:

Rachel Bradshaw

Contact Number:

01482 414888

Job Description Summary:

This is a part time 20 hour, permanent position.

Grade 6 – Pro Rata Salary £16,494 - £17,902.

This role is not available for sponsorship therefore is only open to applicants who have the right to work in the UK.

Are you passionate about making a positive and lasting difference for the people of Hull? Care and support in Hull is transforming and Hull City Council are looking for exceptional individuals like you to join the Adult Social Care team. If you have experience of working with vulnerable adults and in a service area as a first point of contact, along with knowledge of relevant social care legislation, policies and guidance then we have an exciting opportunity for you.

You will work as a first point of contact within a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of meaningful, person centred and solution focused interventions which identify the person as the expert in their life. This includes the new Integrated discharge Team working and our new Discharge to Assess model. Your conversations will enable people to shape their own lives, identify their own outcomes and steps forward and provide interventions to sustain their independence.

You will use the online information, information gathered from the person, ward and signpost where appropriate to maximise peoples independence and support individuals home/discharge from hospital.

Please note that 7 day working including bank holidays will be required and it is anticipated this will not be more than 1 weekend in 3. This post will be supporting through our discharge to asses model and we have different office spaces and the need for flexible individuals who may be needed to go to different environments to support assessments, e.g. other care units and the community including peoples own homes. Further details will be discussed with you once in post.

For informal discussion about the post please contact Rachel Bradshaw on 01482 414 888 or rachel.bradshaw@hullcc.gov.uk

ROLE AND PURPOSE

The post holder will work as a first point of contact within a multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of meaningful, person centred and solution focused interventions which identify the person as the expert in their life.

They will have conversations enabling people to shape their own lives, identify their own outcomes and steps forward and provide interventions to sustain their independence. Using solution focused conversations, they will acknowledge the person’s situation in ways that listen for and ask questions that search out the building blocks of possibilities eliciting the person’s knowledge, skills and abilities and as appropriate assisting them to develop outcomes and agree steps and goals with people.

They will facilitate access to suitable knowledge, advice and information, and if appropriate, access to further support, assessment and if necessary service provision.

They will assist people, where appropriate, to develop quality informal relationships with carers, support from community groups and organisations, and access to universal services.

The post holder will use the online information and advice hub (Connect to Support) and its directory of services to enable people to get the right contacts to meet their personal outcomes at the right time.

The post holder will also use the in-house IT system to record contacts and refer people on to relevant parts of the Adult Social Care system.

Where there are significant complexities the post holder will exercise initiative, creativity, innovation and judgement seeking support from the line manager and wider team.

The post holder will enable suitable risk taking for people who have capacity, and promote the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal. The post holder will offer a flexible, immediate response to people, their families and carers. They will refer, liaise, consult and work effectively with a range of professionals, partner agencies and networks in order to build strong effective partnerships which support integrated and multi-disciplinary working. Care and Support planning, when undertaken, must maximise the use of assistive technology and occupational therapy.

The post holder will be able to demonstrate flexibility and work collaboratively across the health and care system, ensuring responsiveness to surges in demand and escalation of issues when urgently required.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

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Compensation Grades:

GRADES 6.

Pay Ranges:

£30,515.00 - £33,119.00

Job Classifications:

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 7- Enhanced & Adults Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

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 NOTE: you MUST complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. For example: If the closing date is Friday 16 October 2026 then your application must be submitted by 11:59pm on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. Provide examples to support your application rather than use of lists.

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.

We are committed to “our values” at the Council of People First, Respect, Learning, Ambition and Partnership. If these align with you then we welcome your application.