Personal Advisor - Leaving Care

Berkshire Sensory Consortium; Maidenhead; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children in Care and Care Leaving Service is seeking a dedicated Personal Advisor to support young people aged 16 and over. You will work alongside social workers in a team and multi-agency network to assess needs and help young people access pathways to independence.

Key duties include supporting money management, safe housing options, education, training and employment, healthy living, and building lasting social networks that will sustain them into adulthood.

Qualifications

• Previous Personal Advisor experience in youth services or care settings.
• Experience working directly with young people in formal and informal settings.
• Ability to build productive relationships with internal and external partners.
• Ability to manage timeframes and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and working collaboratively with young people to understand their needs via pathway planning.
• Encouraging and helping young people develop skills to live independently.
• Helping young people develop financial management, housing options, education, employment, health, and social networks.

Job description

The Children in Care and Care Leaving Service is responsible for the provision of high-quality care and placements for vulnerable children and young people and delivers support and planning to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children who are in our care. The Children in Care and Care Leaving Service also provides support for young people aged 16-25 including Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, to support and prepare young people to be able to live fulfilling and independent lives. The service works creatively to help young people achieve their full potential, work towards achieving their aspirations and have as many opportunities as possible to become independent and settled adults.

As part of this role you will work alongside social workers to support young people aged 16 and over who are in the care system, you will be working as part of a team and within a multi-agency network. You will responsible for:

• assessing and working collaboratively with young people to understand their needs via pathway planning
• encouraging and helping young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to live independently
• helping young people develop their ability to manage money, have appropriate and safe accommodation options, access education training and employment, live a healthy lifestyle and access health support when they need it and develop and maintain social networks that will sustain them through their lives

If you have any further questions about the role please contact Laura Roche, Team Manager on [e-mail]

The successful applicant will have the following qualities:

• previous Personal Advisor experience, Youth Work , Family Support Work or related field e.g. NVQ4, guidance, Youth and Community work
• experience in direct work with young people in formal and informal settings
• experience of building productive relationships with internal and external partners / agencies so young people get the best possible service from a range of opportunities
• ability to work within time frames and keeping to deadlines amongst competing demands