Impactful Personal Adviser for Care Leavers

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry City Council is recruiting Personal Advisers for the Through Care service to provide direct support to care leavers aged 16-25. The role focuses on ensuring care leavers achieve positive outcomes when leaving care, with a strong emphasis on family‑valued approach and relational practice.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered. This post is DBS checked and exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in care or with a care history.
• Strong assessment skills and ability to analyse complex information.
• Understanding of the legal framework for care leavers, housing, homelessness and unaccompanied asylum seeking children and care leavers.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to care leavers aged 16-25 to help them achieve positive outcomes when leaving care.
• Apply a family‑valued approach and relational practice in everyday work.

Skills

Young people in care

Assessment skills

Legal framework for care leavers

Job description

Coventry City Council is recruiting Personal Advisers for the Through Care service to provide direct support to care leavers aged 16-25. The role focuses on ensuring care leavers achieve positive outcomes when leaving care, with a strong emphasis on family‑valued approach and relational practice.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered. This post is DBS checked and exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.