Extended Personal Advisor-(UASC-Team)
Extended Personal Advisor-(UASC-Team)
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Job Description
Children & Families
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: 31074 - 33294 per annum (pro rata for part- time)
Working Hours:37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
Interview Date(s): 2nd & 3rd July 2025
About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our outstanding Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Care Leavers team as an Extended Personal Advisor.
We work with looked after Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking children and care leavers up to the age of 25 and the role of the Personal Advisor is key to building a long-lasting relationships with our care leavers as they take their steps into adulthood and independence.
In Leicestershire we pride ourselves on relationship-based practice and striving for excellence as an Extended Personal Advisor you will be able build meaningful relationships and create real change with our Care Leavers.
If you are passionate about positive outcomes for Young People and feel you can give care and commitment to our Care Leavers then this is the role for you.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.
About You
Please refer to these 7 points when making your application giving examples as evidence of how you meet them
To apply for this post you must have :
- Relevant paid or unpaid experience of working with Asylum seeking young people and/or care leavers within a social care setting or similar.
- Experience in providing targeted care and support for young with complex needs
- To be able to organise and prioritise a busy caseload with competing demands
- The ability to work a range of professionals to ensure good outcomes for young people
- Able to analyse information to reach sound decisions often under pressure and take responsibility for their outcome and regular reporting to the Team manager.
- Possession of a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle.
- Knowledge of legislation policy and guidance that relates to care leavers and asylum-seeking young people and how this can be used to ensure that their voices are heard and to improve their life chances.
You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.
In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:
Paula Dowd Team Manager of UASC Care Leavers Team A
or
Danielle Webster Team Manager of UASC Care Leavers Team B
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning0(select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: applying for this post you agree to ourTerms and Conditions.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Advisor
