Join Our Team as a Casual Support Worker

Location: Sheffield City Council. Home First - Community Service

We are expanding our team and are looking for a number of compassionate, reliable and motivated Casual Adult Support Workers to join us in providing high‑quality support to vulnerable adults across our service.

About the Role

You’ll support adults to live safely and independently at home, including people leaving hospital and people with complex, changing needs.

You’ll provide personal and practical support, including responding to urgent or unplanned needs.

Your work will also involve:

Delivering personal care and practical support in the community.

Support people to achieve goals in their support plans.

Promote healthy living, including help with diet and hydration.

Respond to urgent needs and report safeguarding concerns.

Work with families and professionals.

Work evenings (up to 10pm) and weekends on a 7-day rota.Enhancements for working unsociable hours are included.

It’s a varied, rewarding role where you can make a difference every day.

About You

Skills and experience:

Care/support experience (paid, voluntary, or informal).

Able to stay calm and work independently or as part of a team.

Comfortable providing personal care and supporting behaviour that can challenge.

Good communication skills (written and verbal).

Committed to confidentiality, dignity and equality.

Additional requirements:

Full UK driving licence.

Willing to complete relevant training (e.g. Diploma in Health & Social Care).

Physically able to assist with moving and handling.

We are seeking candidates with an existing, valid right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

How to Apply

To apply, email the Recruitment & Talent Team at recruitmentandtalent@sheffield.gov.uk. by no later than Monday 08 June 2026.

*This role is often oversubscribed, therefore if we receive sufficient interest we may close the role early.

After we receive your email, we’ll send you a link to complete the Curious About Care quiz (a University of York values-based assessment). If successful, you’ll be invited to an in-person recruitment event and interview on Tuesday 16 June 2026 in Sheffield.

Informal contact:

Shani Hodges

Email shani.hodges@sheffield.gov.uk

Tel 07805757865

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.

Equality of pay is extremely important to us. All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more here New job evaluation process to be introduced at Sheffield City Council | Sheffield City Council

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all individuals, ensuring a safe and supportive environment for everyone and where appropriate to the role the successful applicant will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, applicants who are disabled, care leavers, or armed forces veterans will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria and indicate their eligibility on the application form. Sometimes, if lots of people apply, we might not be able to interview everyone who qualifies for the Guarantee. In these cases, we’ll interview the candidates who best meet the essential criteria for the job.

If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.