Higher Level Sessional Worker

5 days ago


Bedford, Bedford, United Kingdom Bedford Borough Council Full time
General information
Reference

004803

Closing Date

18/12/2025

Service Area
Directorate

Children's Services

Service Area

Early Help & Intervention

Vacancy Details
Category

Care/Support Work - Children's Social Care

Job Title

Higher Level Sessional Worker

Grade

BBU07

Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)

BBU07 28, ,022

Contract Type

Relief permanent

Contract Hours

0 - Relief

Job Advert

Sessional Workers support children & families in need of services on a casual basis, as and when required. Good availability is essential to meet the needs of a growing service operating seven days a week.

Formal qualifications in working with children and families are not required but would be an advantage.

Experience in the field would be helpful. You will need to be reliable, assertive, resilient, and have the ability to maintain boundaries and be ready to attend training to build your experience and knowledge of working with families.

Use of a car and ability to drive within and out of Borough is essential, as is the ability to work flexible hours to include some early starts and late evenings and weekends.

We offer an induction programme with supervision & an appraisal. We have excellent in house training and development opportunities to gain a wide variety of skills and experiences in a busy and thriving environment.

Existing ambitious post holders have used their sessional work experiences to successfully progress their career aspirations.

Successful applicants will be provided with a laptop and smart phone.

Your CV will need to reflect the job specification criteria.

Applicants will need to live within 12 miles of Bedford (MK42 9AP).

How to apply

When you are ready to apply, click on 'Apply for Vacancy'; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.

Closing Date: 18th December 2025

Interview Date: 20th January 2026

Please note:

The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

  • a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
  • a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)

unless the appointment is business critical

For further information, please email

Visa Sponsorship

Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit

Enhanced DBS Post

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)

flexible working hours

Work Pattern

Flexible hours

Is this an enhanced DBS role?

Yes

Is this a politically restricted role?

No

Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?

Yes

Vacancy Location
Location

Bedfordshire

Location

Borough Hall Bedford

Is this a designated car user position?

No


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