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Leaving Care Worker
Job Location:
Job Location:
Peterborough - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Experience Required:
0-1years
Experience Required:
Posted:
15 October 2026 (5 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
12 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
9 Months Contract with a local authority
Umbrella Rate: 35.77 per hour umbrella
Summary
- We are seeking a Leaving Care Worker to be a pivotal point of contact and coordinate support for young people (aged 16-25) leaving care. You will ensure they safely transition to adulthood secure education and housing and achieve positive outcomes in line with their individual plans.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate individual plans and resources from multi-agency partners to ensure young people transition to adulthood safely.
- Undertake direct work with young people their peers and families to achieve strategic outcomes in line with the Children in Care and Care Leavers Strategy.
- Support and challenge agencies and families to drive lasting change and improve outcomes for care leavers.
- Engage and build meaningful connections with hard-to-reach young people to enhance their life chances.
- Support young people to secure education training employment and stable accommodation.
- Deliver targeted interventions to young people at elevated risk (e.g. anti-social behaviour poor mental health or risk of losing accommodation/employment).
- Participate in a team duty service to support young people in crisis offering immediate needs-based information advice and guidance.
Experience
- Experience working directly with young people care leavers and their wider support networks.
- Experience delivering targeted interventions to vulnerable individuals or those at elevated risk.
- Experience creatively engaging hard-to-reach service users to build trust and drive positive life changes.
Qualifications
- Driving licence and access to a car.
- Social Work England Registration.
Additional Information
- Working hours: 37 hours per week.
- Enhanced DBS required Childrens & Adults Barred Lists.
- This is a hybrid role (Min 2 days in the office 3 days on visits or home working) based in Peterborough.
- We work on a biweekly payment schedule.
Required Skills:
Housing Strategy Officer
