Leaving Care Personal Advisor

As an Leaving Care Personal Advisor you will provide practical emotional and statutory support to Care Leavers aged 18-25 helping them transition successfully into independent adulthood. You will manage a caseload of young people coordinate pathway plans promote independence and ensure access to accommodation education training employment benefits and support services.

• Manage a caseload of Care Leavers aged 18-25.
  
• Develop review and implement Pathway Plans.
  
• Support young people transitioning from care to independent living.
  
• Provide advice regarding housing benefits employment education and training.
  
• Carry out assessments and identify support needs.
  
• Build positive relationships with young people and encourage engagement.
  
• Work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people and care leavers.
  
• Liaise with social workers carers housing providers education providers and external agencies.
  
• Support young people to access appropriate services and resources.
  
• Monitor progress and outcomes against agreed plans.
  
• Maintain accurate case records and documentation.
  
• Participate in duty work and respond to referrals.
  
• Promote safeguarding equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
  
• Prepare reports and maintain compliance with statutory requirements.
  

• Experience working with Care Leavers Looked After Children or vulnerable young people.
  
• Experience managing caseloads.
  
• Experience completing assessments support plans or pathway plans.
  
• Experience supporting young people with education employment training housing or independent living.
  
• Experience working within Childrens Services Leaving Care Services Youth Support Family Support Housing Support or Social Care.
  
• Experience working collaboratively with multi-agency partners.
  
• Strong report writing and record-keeping skills.
  
• Good understanding of safeguarding and child welfare principles.
  

• Relevant experience within Social Care Youth Work Family Support Leaving Care or Childrens Services.
  
• Enhanced DBS.
  
• Ability to work in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
  

• Working hours: 36.5 hours per week.
  
• Minimum 2 days per week office-based.
  
• Location: One Avenue Road Aston Birmingham B6 4DU.
  
• Team: 18 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Team.
  
• DBS required.
  
• Online interview scheduled for 25th September 2026.
  
• We work on bi-weekly payment schedule.
  
• Apply ASAP.