Leaving Care Personal Advisor

Service Care Solutions; Hengoed; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social services provider in the UK is seeking a Personal Advisor to support young people in their transition to adulthood. This full-time, hybrid role includes visiting clients in the community and working from home. Candidates must have experience with young individuals, a full UK driving license, and an Enhanced DBS check. The position offers a pay rate of £18.10 per hour and further opportunities for extension.

Benefits

Dedicated personal consultant

Access to exclusive nationwide roles

Frequent updates on new opportunities

Expert payroll service

Referral bonus of £250

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support for young people during transitions.
• Possession of a full UK driving license is required.
• Enhanced DBS check is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key contact for young people.
• Provide practical and emotional support.
• Develop and manage Pathway Plans.
• Keep accurate case records.

Skills

Experience of working with young people and their families

Ability to work independently and within a team

Good interpersonal skills

Job description

Caerphilly County Borough Council Children's Services are seeking to recruit a Personal Advisor to join their team. The role is hybrid working with a mixture of home working, visits in the community with service users and office based work. There is a requirement for the successful candidate to be a car driver as you will still be providing face-to-face support to young people across the city where applicable. This is a full time position with an initial contract of 3 months with a view to this being extended on a rolling basis and offering a pay rate of £18.10 per hour.

Responsibilities

• As a Personal Advisor you will be the allocated worker and key contact for your young people. You will provide practical, personal and emotional support to support a successful transition to adulthood and promote independence and role modelling what a good corporate parent does.
• Building reciprocally respectful relationships with young people.
• Developing Pathway Plans in collaboration with young people.
• Keeping case records.
• Completing visits to young people at home and in the community; always seeking to promote the best outcomes possible.

Qualifications / Ideal Candidate

• Experience of working with young people and their families
• Full UK driving license
• Enhanced DBS check
• Be able to work upon own initiative and within a team

Benefits of working with Service Care Solutions

• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work
• We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
• We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
• Referral bonus: Service Care Solutions offers a £250 bonus for referrals; if you refer someone who is placed in the role and they complete their probationary period, you will receive £250.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply now. Don't miss your chance to become a Personal Advisor at Caerphilly! To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, please contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed) or (url removed)