Leaving Care Personal Advisor: Advocate & Pathway Coach

Remedy Social Work; Oxford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxfordshire County Council seeks a Leaving Care Personal Advisor to support care-experienced young people through critical transitions, building trusted relationships and guiding Pathway Plans with their voices at the heart of decisions.

You will manage a caseload, coordinate services across housing, health and post-16 careers, and collaborate with partners to enable independence for care-experienced young people, including UASC cases and asylum seekers.

Qualifications

• Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as a case manager and develop positive working relationships with young people.
• Encourage and empower young people to participate in decision-making processes and involve peer consultation workers when appropriate.
• Co-ordinate/participate in needs assessments for young people.
• Develop, monitor and review Pathway Plans to ensure needs are met, including triple track planning.
• Provide information, advice, planning and preparation, including health, housing and post-16 careers support.
• Work with interpreters and raise issues where necessary.
• Support with UASC processes and follow guidelines for immigration status cases.
• Ensure young people are aware of and receive financial entitlements.
• Liaise with housing, EET, vulnerable adults and health services.
• Coordinate services to ensure the young person makes use of available support.
• Monitor progress and well-being through regular contact with supporting agencies.
• Participate in a duty system and contribute to welfare checks for spontaneous asylum seeking children arriving in Oxfordshire.

Job description

Oxfordshire County Council seeks a Leaving Care Personal Advisor to support care-experienced young people through critical transitions, building trusted relationships and guiding Pathway Plans with their voices at the heart of decisions.

You will manage a caseload, coordinate services across housing, health and post-16 careers, and collaborate with partners to enable independence for care-experienced young people, including UASC cases and asylum seekers.