Jobs at Hull & Company

Leads an 18-month project replacing the Independent Living Alarm Response Centre system. Responsibilities include project planning and implementation, change management, supplier and contract management, ICT liaison, budgeting, risk management, stakeholder engagement, benefits realization, transition management, governance reporting, and embedding new ways of working. The role researches best practice, ensures regulatory compliance, supports continuous improvement, and may matrix-manage project teams and mentor colleagues.

Operates vehicles up to 7.5 tons and various street-cleaning, horticultural, and grounds-maintenance equipment. Duties include mechanical and manual sweeping, litter-bin emptying, graffiti and fly-posting removal, weed and chewing-gum removal, street washing, grass cutting, pruning, hedge trimming, herbicide application, hand gritting, reporting infrastructure issues, supporting environmental-nuisance enforcement, and responding to customer enquiries. The role follows a permanent 4-on, 4-off night-shift pattern.

Supports a caseload of clients, particularly young people eligible for targeted employment and enterprise programmes. Advises clients, develops action plans, identifies support needs, assists with funding applications, and delivers employment skills workshops. Builds relationships with partners, companies, and support agencies; promotes programme activities through meetings and events; maintains accurate client records, budgets, monitoring systems, and reports for funders and stakeholders.

Works as part of an area-based streetcare team to maintain city cleanliness and environmental standards. Duties include grass cutting, landscaped-area maintenance, sweeping, litter removal, bin emptying, graffiti and fly-posting removal, weed control, needle and animal-faeces disposal, hand gritting, reporting street defects, assisting with environmental nuisance enforcement, and responding to customer enquiries. The role also requires safe operation of equipment and compliance with health and safety responsibilities.

Manages adoption and post-order services, including adopter recruitment and assessment, family finding, support for birth families and adopted children, and statutory adoption responsibilities. Leads social work staff, monitors performance and compliance, supports inspections, chairs multi-agency meetings, advises adoption panels, manages budgets and delegated decisions, recruits and supervises staff, and audits casework quality and records.

Coordinates work experience and volunteering opportunities across Hull City Council and partner organizations. Responsibilities include managing placements, stakeholder relationships, safeguarding, risk assessments, documentation, quality assurance, reporting, and developing e-learning resources. The role supports statutory work experience provision for young people and vulnerable adults while promoting participation among residents, schools, colleges, training providers, and employers.

Manage a team of social workers to ensure high-quality, systemic, child-centered social work. Drive performance, quality assurance, statutory compliance and partnership working. Provide individual and case supervision, lead service improvement, manage complex and high-risk cases, and undertake managerial HR tasks. Support inspection readiness and embed strengths-based systemic practice across the team to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

Operates a designated school crossing patrol site safely, assists children and adult pedestrians crossing roads, reports highway hazards, supports road safety initiatives, and liaises with schools, police, and council departments regarding child protection and site operations.

Provides food safety and environmental health regulatory services for Hull City Council. Responsibilities include inspecting food businesses, investigating complaints and infectious diseases, advising businesses, collecting samples, enforcing legislation, preparing reports, and supporting prosecution activities. The role operates across career grades, from lower-risk premises at Grade 7 to complex investigations, enforcement, court proceedings, and supervision at Grade 9. Participation in an out-of-hours standby scheme is required.

Performs arboricultural maintenance for council-owned trees, including pruning, crown lifting and reduction, formative pruning, felling, planting, stump and timber chipping, chemical stump treatment, and site clearance. Provides safe, technically sound tree services, supports the Tree Gang Chargehand when required, and participates in a 24-hour emergency call-out rota. The role also carries personal responsibility for workplace health and safety.

Support young people leaving local authority care through confidence-building, goal-setting, CV development, applications, interview preparation, job searches, activities, and consultation. Build relationships, gather and represent care leavers’ views, support employment and training opportunities, organize engagement programs, chair meetings, contribute to staff training, and provide administrative support to council teams and partner organizations.

Lead planning policy work for Hull’s new Local Plan, with a focus on active, healthy, inclusive, and sustainable environments. Responsibilities include researching evidence, developing and monitoring policies, advising on planning applications and development proposals, supporting masterplanning, conducting health impact assessments, managing consultants, engaging stakeholders, and providing expert advice to officers, members, committees, inquiries, and hearings. The role also develops training and strengthens partnerships across planning, public health, transport, and community organizations.

Lead and conduct complex trading standards enforcement and investigations across product safety, counterfeit goods, weights and measures, food/feed standards and fair trading. Prepare prosecution files, execute warrants, present in court, inspect premises, seize non-compliant goods, manage electronic records, and mentor and develop junior staff and trainees.

Lead and undertake enforcement, advisory and investigative Trading Standards work across food/feed, product safety, weights and measures, fair trading and counterfeit goods. Manage inspections, sample testing, warrants, prosecutions and case files. Mentor and develop staff and apprentices, contribute to policy, maintain electronic records, and support intelligence-led, digital service delivery to protect consumers and support business compliance.

Supports council accounting, including capital and revenue budgeting, treasury management, cashflow and liquidity monitoring, reconciliations, financial reporting, audits, tax submissions, and annual Statement of Accounts production. Provides financial guidance, interprets legislation, maintains financial controls, supports statutory returns, and improves accounting systems and processes. The role requires strong Excel and data analysis skills, collaboration with auditors and council stakeholders, and assistance with team development.

Provide ceremonial support to the Lord Mayor, Consort/Lady Mayoress and civic heads by acting as chauffeur, butler, toastmaster and mace/sword bearer. Maintain civic regalia and robes, advise on protocol and dress, take photographs, perform light administration, keep the Civic Suite in pristine condition, and conduct guided tours of the Guildhall.