Lafss Activity And Family Support Organiser

Number of Vacancies:

3

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Regular

Proposed Interview Date:

Monday, July 27, 2026

Hours of Work:

18.5

Hiring Manager:

Stephen Houghton

Contact Number: 

01482 612450

Job Description Summary:

This is 3 part-time permanent posts.

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

ROLE AND PURPOSE

To contribute effectively to the emotional, physical and social well-being of vulnerable Children and Young people with a range of disabilities who are participating in short breaks, activity, or require support in the home or wider community

To discover what is important to the child/ young person’s needs and help them participate in interesting activities and to help identify mainstream opportunities for them to engage with.

To help meet their assessed needs in the day service in accordance with both service and statutory requirements. To assist in providing a safe and stimulating environment, ensuring high quality provision and maximising life chances of children and young people, in line with relevant legislation and corporate parenting levels of responsibility.

To undertake planned work as directed by the Co-ordinators.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults (Service Area to include where appropriate)

2. To provide direct support, guidance, supervision and care to children and young people in accordance with their personal assessment and agreed support plan on an individual or group basis as directed by the Co-ordinators.

3. To provide personal care as designated in the personal plan and to promote independence and self-direction at all times whilst promoting dignity, privacy and showing respect. To meet physical needs including toileting, washing, feeding and other personal care tasks. To administer medication in line with the universal medication policy if this is a requirement of the plan following agreed policy and procedures.

4. To participate in the identification of needs and follow guidance and instruction of senior staff including health colleagues where necessary

5. To assist with the management of behaviour, to contribute to and implement agreed behaviour management plans and risk assessments under supervision of senior staff

6. To work closely with children, young people and their families and other professionals to ensure consistency and to maximise the effectiveness of the personal support plan and to review the plan on a regular basis

7. To maintain departmental records, undertake admin functions as required to ensure the accuracy of record keeping, to share the information in a professional manner and to maintain confidentiality as required. To assist service users with financial transactions such as dinner monies, to collect monies from clients e.g. for payments for activities or meals and to assist senior staff with financial transactions such as shopping for activities as and when directed.

8. To contribute to interesting programmes of activity for people with a range of different disabilities and implement as directed.

9. Prepare food and serve, light snacks and drinks taking into account dietary and feeding requirements and to complete appropriate records relating to food handling and stock control.

10 To notify and refer payment for related activities to Seniors so that appropriate financial recording is ensured.

11 The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

 

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Compensation Grades:

GRADES 4.

Pay Ranges:

£25,583.00 - £26,403.00

Job Classifications:

3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 8- Enhanced & Childrens & Adults Barring List - (Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post), OSP - Other Support Staff (School WorkForce Census)

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 ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description. 

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.