Disabled Children's Support Worker

Contract Type: Fixed Term for up to 12 months

Working Hours: 18.5 hours 

Worker Type: Hybrid

Salary:  £32,597 to £35,412  Per annum  (pro rata for part-time)

Location: Bulwell Riverside, Nottingham, NG6 8PS

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Children's Disability Team as a Disabled Children’s Support Worker, providing direct, practical and personalised support to disabled children, young people, and their families. You will contribute to the assessment process and work flexibly across the service to promote inclusion, independence and opportunity.

You will take responsibility for a caseload of children open to Children in Need, ensuring timely interventions, recording work to a high standard, and recognising when to escalate concerns to a qualified Social Worker, particularly where there may be safeguarding implications.

As part of a multi‑agency environment, you will build positive relationships with colleagues, partner organisations and families, helping to ensure joined‑up support. You will also participate in supervision, undertake learning and development opportunities, and contribute to a proactive, problem‑solving team culture.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:
 

• Experience of supporting and working with children with diagnosed disabilities
• Experience working in a multicultural environment (paid or voluntary).
• Knowledge of child development and an understanding of children’s needs as they grow. 
• Understanding of  strengths‑based, person‑centred approaches.
• Basic knowledge of services provided by Children’s Services and the City Council. 
   

Essential Skills and Competencies

• Ability to work effectively with children, families, and partner professionals to achieve good outcomes. 
• A “can‑do” approach that builds confidence in children and families. 
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Strong teamwork skills and ability to maintain calm, clear thinking under pressure.
• Ability to use Windows‑based IT systems and prepare case records and reports. 

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Mirela Balla, mirela.balla@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date:  7th April 

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: April/ May 

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service)  + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.