Social Care Coordinator

Salary: £34,434 to £38,220 per annum

Grade: I

Contract Type: Permanent

Vacancy Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Selby, North Yorkshire

As part of our commitment to reducing the number of people who experience a long stay in hospital, we are recruiting a Social Care Coordinator to work within in the Selby locality area. If you are an experienced worker looking for a new challenge, we hope you will want to join us.

Reporting to North Yorkshire Council, Health and Adult Services, Intermediate Care Managers and Collaborative Care Team you will be part of a small, supportive dedicated team working in Urgent Care. You will work closely with our social workers, social care coordinators, therapists, nurses and healthcare support workers towards preventing admission to hospital and facilitating early discharge to a range of care settings.

You will be required to work at pace, supporting short-term interventions with people, their families and carers. This may involve undertaking a range of assessments and developing personalised care and support plans that enable people who are unwell or in a health crisis to remain in their own homes.

You will determine service eligibility for adults with care and support needs against the national standards and ensure that patients and carers are safe from harm. Where harm or abuse has been identified, you will support the team to progress Safeguarding work.

This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of local service developments and improvements designed to deliver integrated care for people. You will work closely with our health partners with opportunities to work in hospital and the wider community. You will work closely with our community social care teams to ensure that people receive appropriate support in the longer term.

We ensure that our social care coordinators have manageable workloads, supportive and transparent management and the opportunity for continuous professional development.

We strive and excel in giving our colleagues commitment and high levels of support, enabling them to become the best workers they can be. We are committed to creating a healthy culture where workers feel able to their views, to achieve work/life balance and to continually learn and develop new ways of working.

We recognise the importance of the health and wellbeing of our employees, and we promote a safe culture of support and learning.

North Yorkshire is a modern council rolling out new technology including modern IT equipment, WIFI access across NYC buildings, remote access and Microsoft Teams – all enabling and supporting flexible and hybrid working.

Benefits of Working for NYC:

• Flexible working practices including working from other locations and from home.
• A market-leading pension scheme
• Generous leave entitlement
• Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.
• Progression and career-enhancement opportunities
• As a Mindful Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing at work, find out more on the Mindful Employer website.

If you think this job is for you, would like further information or if you have any questions, please contact Kate Wright on or email

Key Documents

Job Description Social Care Coordinator Grade I.docx

Total Rewards

Key Dates

Closing Date: Sunday 23 November 2025

Shortlisting Date: Monday 24 November 2025

Interview Date: Week commencing 01 & 08 December 2025

***DBS***

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.

North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

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Social Care Coordinator

Salary: £34,434 - £38,220 per annum

Posted: 04/11/2025

Closing date: 23/11/2025

Closing time: 23:59