Leaving Care Advisor

Leicester City Council; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Training and development opportunities

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Job summary

Leicester City Council is seeking a dedicated support worker to join the Leaving care Team, aiding care leavers and young people in transition to adulthood. The role offers hybrid working, balancing office presence at Halford House with some remote work to suit needs.

Fixed term for 9 months, 37 hours per week, salary in the listed band, with a broad remit to improve accommodation, education, employment and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Empathetic person able to communicate across settings.
• Passion for high-quality service to Leicester’s young people.
• Experience delivering services to children, young people, or families.
• Experience managing a caseload from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work within multi-agency and statutory frameworks.
• Full valid driving licence to travel between locations.
• Able to pass Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload of eligible and former relevant young people with appropriate advocacy.
• Contribute to assessments and Pathway plans.
• Coordinate services with social workers and agencies.
• Maintain liaison with young people, social workers, and external agencies.
• Ensure services meet assessed needs with cultural sensitivity.
• Participate in Team Duty Cover Rota from Halford House.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Caseload management

Multi-agency working

Driving licence

Job description

Reference: REQ8332

Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term An opportunity has arisen to join a busy diverse team working directly with and supporting Leicester’s care leavers. You will work as part of the Leaving care Team to provide support to young people in care and care leavers, to ensure a positive transition to adulthood and independence. The team’s priorities are to ensure that young people are living in suitable accommodation, have opportunities to engage in education, employment, or training, and can contribute positively within their local communities. This is for a fixed term of 9 months position working 37 hours per week. You’ll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at Halford House or working remotely from home to suit your needs. You’ll be required to take part in Team Duty Cover Rota which takes place from Halford House.

What you’ll be doing

• Understand the many challenges faced by the group of young people we work with and be able to develop effective working relationships with them and advocate on their behalf.
• Carry a caseload of eligible, relevant, and former relevant young people to provide appropriate advice, support, and advocacy to meet assessed needs.
• Contribute to assessments and preparation of Pathway plans and carry out identified tasks within the child’s plan ensuring service provision is appropriate and sensitive to the cultural needs of young people and their families as agreed with Team Manager or allocated social worker.
• Arrange and co‑ordinate the provision of services to Looked After Children and care leavers to meet assessed needs in partnership with the allocated social worker and young person.
• Maintain appropriate liaison with young people, Social Workers, and involved agencies in order to monitor progress and well‑being, retain focus of work and agree future involvement of different agencies.
• Take part in Team Duty Cover Rota taking place from Halford House.

What you’ll need

• Be an empathetic person who can communicate their thoughts in a variety of settings.
• Show passion and commitment to providing a high‑quality service to the young people of Leicester and their families.
• Have relevant employment experience providing services directly to children, young people and/or their families.
• Have experience in independently working with a caseload of young people from diverse backgrounds.
• Have gained an in‑depth understanding of the many challenges faced by this group of young people.
• Use your excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop effective working relationships with social workers and external agencies so that you can effectively advocate on the behalf of young people.
• Have good organisational skills and the ability to work within relevant legislation to undertake multi‑agency and partnership working.
• Visit a variety of locations, on occasion not within Leicester City; a driving licence is essential to this post.
• Be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

What we can offer you

• Enjoy generous annual leave.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Option of flexible working.
• Chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.
• Choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains.
• Take a look at our benefits calculator for an illustrative value of your benefits package.

Location

Region: Central

Location: Various locations across Leicester City

Contractual information

Salary: *GBP*33,119 - *GBP*35,570 Per Year

Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): *GBP*48,088

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full time

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.