The posting
Number of Vacancies:
1
Time Type:
Full time
Worker Type:
Regular
Proposed Interview Date:
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
Hours of Work:
37
Hiring Manager:
Sally Taylor
Contact Number:
01482 613559
Job Description Summary:
This is a full time permanent position.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sally Taylor, Service Support Team Leader on 01482 790 933 or [email protected]
ROLE AND PURPOSE
To provide an effective administrative support service for Children, Young People and Family Services to ensure that all Hull City Council Children Looked After Care Reviews, Child Protection Conferences and Local Authority Designated Officer Allegation Management Meetings are organised.
To ensure that the meetings take place with the relevant information, paperwork is chased, collated and processed, meeting regulatory requirements and statutory deadlines. After meetings have taken place distributing recommendations and minutes within strict deadlines.
To initiate on issues and actions which arise following meetings that have taken place ensuring that children, young people, families and carers immediate needs are met.
To provide a range of high quality and efficient minute taking when required for Local Authority Designated Officer Allegation Management meetings, Child Protection Conferences and complex Strategy meetings. Liaising with staff members and providing a support service to all members of the Hull City Council Adoption Team, , the Independent Reviewing Service and the Local Authority Designated Officer, working to strict deadlines.
To provide an efficient, accurate and responsive professional practice customer focused administration support to Children, Young People and Families Services ensuring compliance with procedures and practices to support the delivery of efficient front-line services.
You will be part of a team who will design, develop and implement administrative systems which support the changing needs of the service over time, and you will work alongside the Independent Reviewing Service Managers in order to produce the reports requested by either the Local Authority or Ofsted.
This role needs someone who is well organised and enthusiastic, who can pay close attention to detail to support a fast paced and busy assertive team.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
NC4923.IRS Business Support Officer.docx
Compensation Grades:
GRADES 4.
Pay Ranges:
£26,427.00 - £27,274.00
Job Classifications:
3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), 5- Enhanced (Child Workforce) - (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.



