How you’ll make a difference:
The Transition to Independence Team works with young people leaving care and support them to have a positive transition to adulthood. As a Personal Advisor you will make a difference by being the contributing professional for children in care aged 16-18 and lead professional for young people aged between 18-25 leaving care and assisting them to access an array of health services, setting up and managing benefits, and maintaining education and employment.

What you will be doing:

• You will deliver inclusive personalised pathway plans to maximise young people’s independence, ensuring that relevant legislation, codes of practice, and good practice guides are implemented, and service standards are met.
• Daily you will provide support, specialist advice and guidance as well as advocacy on behalf of young people.
• It will be key for you to liaise with contacts from different sectors, including health, housing, education, and voluntary sectors ensuring good communication to deliver an effective service.
• You will take necessary action in accordance with Safeguarding procedures to protect vulnerable young people.
• It will be your responsibility to maintain confidential reports and case notes, record care plans and risk assessments in accordance with professional and council guidelines.

What we need from you:

• You will hold a relevant qualification to NVQ3 level or equivalent in health and social or considerable experience of working with young people in a professional environment such as residential social work, youth work, career advisory work, young people’s drugs work or mentoring.
• Given the nature of this role you will be able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and codes of practice as well processes and procedures related to leaving care.
• You will have good interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build relationships and engage successfully with young people, their families and professionals.
• You will be required to travel widely within the authority so you must either have a current driving licence and provide a car or have access to appropriate means of travel.

What you need to know

• This role is a permanent role working full time 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
• You will be required to travel widely within the authority so you must either have a current driving licence and provide a car or have access to appropriate means of travel.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

WE’RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE, BE PART OF IT!

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• You will deliver inclusive personalised pathway plans to maximise young people’s independence, ensuring that relevant legislation, codes of practice, and good practice guides are implemented, and service standards are met.
• Daily you will provide support, specialist advice and guidance as well as advocacy on behalf of young people.
• It will be key for you to liaise with contacts from different sectors, including health, housing, education, and voluntary sectors ensuring good communication to deliver an effective service.
• You will take necessary action in accordance with Safeguarding procedures to protect vulnerable young people.
• It will be your responsibility to maintain confidential reports and case notes, record care plans and risk assessments in accordance with professional and council guidelines