Last updated: 30 May 2026
Hull City Council is a unitary authority with consistently elevated need indicators and one of the highest per-capita looked-after-children rates in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The city's residential provider market is more concentrated than in West Yorkshire, shaped by Hull's relative geographic isolation on the north bank of the Humber. Residential roles here often involve close partnership working with specialist exploitation and mental-health teams.
Hull employers typically seek staff comfortable with high-complexity placements, exploitation-aware practice and multi-agency working through the Humber Safeguarding Children Partnership. Relocation support is common for harder-to-fill senior and therapeutic roles.
Ofsted-registered children's homes: around 330 registered children's homes across South, West and North Yorkshire
Sector vacancy rate: 20%
a mix of metropolitan and semi-rural provision, with Doncaster, Bradford and Leeds among the larger-volume local authority commissioners
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