Care Leavers Personal Advisor

Royal Greenwich; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking a Personal Advisor to support care leavers aged 16-25 through direct work, group activities and pathway planning. You will assess needs, review plans, and help them transition into adulthood with practical guidance and ongoing encouragement.

You will work within the Leaving Care Team, engaging diverse young people, maintaining records, and ensuring safeguarding standards, including Enhanced DBS clearance.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks relating to care leavers.
• Knowledge of education, training, employment and housing related to young people leaving care.
• Understanding safeguarding procedures and promoting welfare for young people.
• Ability to engage and motivate care leavers from diverse backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload of care leavers aged 16-25 and provide direct work.
• Deliver group-work and activity programmes to support outcomes.
• Assess needs and create/review Pathway Plans.
• Support young people through transition into adulthood.
• Motivate clients to use available resources and services.
• Be part of the Leaving Care Team and maintain accurate electronic records.

Skills

Care leaver frameworks

Engage diverse backgrounds

Record keeping

Enhanced DBS

DBS clearance

Job description

Are you a highly motivated and confident person committed to improving outcomes for young people preparing to leave the Council’s care? Do you have the experience and knowledge to know what works when supporting young people through the difficult transition between childhood and adulthood independence?This is a rewarding, challenging and essential role, in our support of young people Leaving Care. As a Personal Advisor, you will carry a caseload of young people aged 16-25 years and support them through individual direct work, group-work and activity programmes, which may require some flexible working. You will assess their needs, create and review Pathway Plans and be a consistent support to them into adulthood. You will motivate them to make the very best of the resources available and encourage them to play a part in improving services. You will be part of a Leaving Care Team.

Key Requirements

• Knowledge of the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks relating to care leavers and the role of the Personal Advisor
• Knowledge of the areas of education, training, employment and housing in relation to young people and leaving care
• Knowledge of local procedures for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people
• Good knowledge of the challenges facing young people leaving care
• Ability to engage and motivate young people from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to write succinctly and maintain accurate electronic records
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS certificate

Diversity Statement

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

Full Employment History

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

How Applications are Scored

Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary

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Our Staff Values

Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.