PERSONAL ADVISOR

Cyngor Caerdydd/Cardiff Council; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff Council is seeking a Personal Adviser to support care leavers and unaccompanied young people by delivering guidance, pathway planning and needs assessments with partner agencies. You will play a key role in ensuring plans reflect individual strengths and aspirations while providing actionable support.

The role requires experience in assessments, person-centred planning and care management, with strong teamwork, initiative, and the ability to work under pressure in a busy environment to

Qualifications

• Experience of assessments, person-centred planning and care management skills working with partners to identify and meet young people’s needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and guidance to care leavers and unaccompanied young people.
• Assist with pathway planning to reflect individual strengths and needs.
• Collaborate with Children Looked After Social Workers and other agencies as required.

Skills

Assessments

Person-centred planning

Care management

Job description

Cardiff’s Personal Adviser Team is a passionate and dedicated service supporting care leavers and unaccompanied young people; striving to achieve the best outcomes for our young people and support them into independence and adulthood.

The Personal Adviser Service provides young people leaving care with advice and guidance; assisting young people in their participation in pathway planning to ensure they properly reflect their individual strengths, aspirations and needs. The team also carries out appropriate assessments of individual’s needs in collaboration with the Children Looked After Social Workers and other agencies as required.

About the job

The role of the Personal Advisor is to provide young people leaving care with advice and guidance; to assist young people in their participation in pathway planning to ensure that their pathway plans properly reflect their individual strengths, aspirations and needs. You will also need to make appropriate assessments of individual’s needs in collaboration with the Children Looked After Social Workers and other agencies as required..

The position involves a wide, varied and often changing range of tasks, so you would need to use your initiative, be able to work under pressure in a busy environment, and be committed to provide the best service possible to those requiring support.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service which puts the individual at the heart of our work. The team works from a strengths-based (Signs of Safety) approach to meet the needs of young people. You’ll benefit from an expansive training programme and a nurturing team who will take time to make sure you develop.

What We Are Looking For From You

The successful candidate will have experience of assessments, person centre planning and care management skills working actively with all partners to identify and meet individual’s needs.

The post holder is required to have good team working skills, the ability to produce innovative solutions and be forward thinking to help develop the service. Also the ability to liaise with other professionals, to be able to provide excellent outcomes for young people leaving care.

Additional information

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well‑being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

This vacancy is suitable for post-share.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

Job Category Communities

Department Housing & Communities

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent