Personal Advisor (Leaving Care) at East Midland Shared Services

, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Jun, 26

Salary

35412.0

Posted On

31 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Childcare Legislation Knowledge, Leaving Care Knowledge, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Knowledge, Child Centred Practice, Child Protection Issues Understanding, Case Holding, Record Keeping, Assessment Writing, Report Writing, Safeguarding Understanding, Driving, Multiagency Working, Communication, Relationship Building, Organisational Skills

Industry

Government Administration

Description

Contract Type: Permanent Working Hours: 37 hours per week Worker Type: Hybrid Worker Salary: £32,597 - £35,412 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3NG We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more… Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you. * You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1004]. About the Role As a Personal Advisor, you will be working with young people who are leaving or have left care, developing plans to help them transition successfully into adulthood. You will provide practical and emotional support, giving high quality advice and guidance linking young people with more specialised support where appropriate; enabling them to develop independence skills for life. Personal Advisors will have case-holding responsibility and support Children in Care and Care Leavers both within and outside of Nottingham City. A commitment to multiagency working to support the progress and safety young people is key to this role. You will be highly organised and a skilled communicator enabling you to build up effective working relationships with a variety of young people from different backgrounds. About You To apply for this post you must be able to demonstrate: * Knowledge of Childcare legislation, including Leaving Care and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. * Commitment to child centred practice and understanding of child protection issues. * Case holding experience. * Able to record efficiently and to keep records up to date and produce concise, literate assessments, plans and reports. * To understand issues of safeguarding for children, young people and vulnerable adults. * Possession of full driving licence, access to a vehicle, including access to internal pool cars for longer distances (utilising your own car and pool cars you will need business insurance), expectation and willingness to travel both inside and outside the City Council boundary as required. For utilising own car, milage allowance is 45p per mile. * Possession of full driving licence, access to a vehicle (utilising your own car you will need business insurance), expectation and willingness to travel both inside and outside the City Council boundary as required. Who can apply for this Job? You do not need any specific qualification to apply for this opportunity, however, you must have a caring, nurturing, compassionate nature with a willingness to give a 100% to the citizens across the city that need your dedication and care. A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post You can find the job description for this post here [https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/z2zdd5s1/7347-personal-advisor.doc]. At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/ncc/pages/1014] for applicants page. For informal enquiries please contact the Duty Manager at the Leaving Care Service using LeavingCare.Duty@nottinghamcity.gov.uk [LeavingCare.Duty@nottinghamcity.gov.uk] 0115 8761333 Closing Date: 14/04/26 Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interviews will be held: 30/04/26 If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support [https://emss.org.uk/support] By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions. [https://eism.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/pages/1006] Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to: * 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually * Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9% * Smart Working – to support your work life balance * Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme * Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more! Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference. We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

Responsibilities

The Personal Advisor will work with young people leaving or who have left care, developing plans to support their successful transition into adulthood by providing practical and emotional support. This includes offering high-quality advice, guidance, linking to specialized support, and enabling the development of independence skills, while holding cases for Children in Care and Care Leavers.