Personal Advisor

3 Month Contract With A Local Authority

To provide a statutory Personal Adviser service to children in care and care leavers aged 1625 ensuring that all legislative duties are met. The role supports young people to prepare for and achieve a successful transition to independent adulthood through assessment planning advice guidance and ongoing support.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as the named Personal Adviser for eligible relevant former relevant and qualifying care leavers holding case responsibility for young people aged 18.
  
• Assess the needs of young people and develop implement and regularly review Pathway Plans in line with statutory requirements and agreed timescales.
  
• Provide consistent practical and emotional support to young people to promote resilience self-esteem independence and positive life outcomes.
  
• Coordinate and lead multi-agency support around the young person working in partnership with education training employment housing health voluntary and third-sector agencies.
  
• Support young people to access and sustain education employment or training challenging and motivating them appropriately to avoid becoming NEET.
  
• Deliver and contribute to independent living and daily living skills programmes including budgeting tenancy readiness and life skills training.
  
• Maintain regular contact with young people through visits meetings and drop-in sessions including visits to homes education settings accommodation prisons and courts where required.
  
• Identify assess and manage risk escalating safeguarding concerns in line with local authority policies and procedures.
  
• Maintain accurate timely and child-centred case records using electronic recording systems in accordance with statutory guidance and data protection requirements.
  

Requirements

• A Level standard qualification or equivalent or demonstrable equivalent experience.
  

• GCSEs (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
  

• Sound knowledge of legislation relating to looked after children and care leavers including the Children Act 1989 and Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000.
  

• Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable adults.
  

• Knowledge of education training employment housing welfare rights and support services for young people.
  

• Awareness of issues affecting care leavers including mental health substance misuse exploitation offending and social exclusion.
  

• Knowledge of legislation relating to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and care leavers (desirable).
  

• Ability to build and sustain positive professional relationships with young people including those who may be resistant or challenging.
  

• Strong communication skills with the ability to listen advise challenge and motivate appropriately.
  

• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of partner agencies.
  

• Good written and IT skills including the ability to maintain accurate electronic case records and reports.
  

• Ability to work independently prioritise workload and meet statutory timescales.
  

• Willingness to work flexibly including evenings and travel outside the local area when required.
  

• Experience of working with children and young people particularly those who are vulnerable or have complex needs.
  

• Experience of casework or key-worker responsibility (desirable).
  

• Experience of working within multi-agency environments to achieve positive outcomes for young people.
  

Additional Information

• This post requires an Enhanced DBS check with barred list clearance.
  

• Bi-Weekly Payments
  

• 37 Working Hours Per Week