Social Care Advisor

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:

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  or r

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…