Personal Advisor - Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Young People (UASC)

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry City Council’s Through Care Service is recruiting a Personal Adviser and liaison officer for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and care leavers aged 18-25. You will work directly with young people to support their transition to adulthood.

You will coordinate guidance, liaise with social workers, housing services, local support services, the Home Office and legal advisors to secure improved outcomes.

Qualifications

• Strong assessment skills and the ability to analyse complex information.
• Knowledge of the challenges care leavers face as they move into adulthood.
• Understanding of the legal framework for care leavers, housing, homelessness and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Care Leavers.
• Confidence applying legislation to real-world situations.

Responsibilities

• Work as a Personal Adviser for 18-25-year-old care leavers.
• Facilitate their transition to adulthood and independence from local authority care.
• Coordinate support with social workers, local services, Home Office, and legal advisors.
• Ensure pathway plan objectives are met.
• Provide advice and liaise with support services.

Skills

Assessment skills

Complex info analysis

Care leavers knowledge

Care leavers legislation

Policy application

Job description

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

The Through Care Service is made up of Social Workers, Personal Advisers (PAs), Children and Families Workers and a Housing Liaison Officer. Our team provide social work and personal advice to children in care and care leavers aged 12 to 25.

At Coventry City Council, we are embarking on an incredible journey to create a brighter future for Coventry's children. As an 'Outstanding' Local Authority, we believe in pushing boundaries and delivering excellence for children and families. Our vision is clear, and our social workers are unwavering in their commitment to putting children and families at the centre of their practice.

Be part of our inspiring team and make a meaningful difference in the lives of Coventry's children. Together, let's create a nurturing environment where every child's potential can flourish.

What is the job role?

We are recruiting for a new and exciting role within the Through Care service at Coventry Children's Services. The role is to work as a Personal Adviser and liaison officer for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and care leavers.

As a personal adviser, you will be working directly with 18-25-year-old care leavers who arrived in the UK as unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. Your role would be to facilitate their transition to adulthood and independence from local authority care, ensuring the young people’s objectives that are set out in their pathway plan are met.

The role will also require the post holder to provide advice and coordinate support to ensure improved outcomes for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children. The role will not only involve close liaison and joint work with social workers and personal advisers but also involve close liaison with local support services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, the Home Office, and Legal advisors.

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

Do you have experience working with young people in care or those with a care history? We’re looking for someone who can engage, support and empower young people facing a range of needs and challenging circumstances.

You’ll bring:

• Strong assessment skills and the ability to analyse complex information
• Knowledge of the challenges care leavers face as they move into adulthood
• Understanding of the legal framework for care leavers, housing, homelessness and Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Care Leavers
• Confidence applying legislation to real‑world situations

If you’re passionate about improving outcomes for young people and ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

We recognise that you might use AI tools to help with your application. While these tools can be useful, please ensure all information you provide about your experience, skills, and qualifications is accurate. What matters most to us is hearing about your experience and the achievements that truly reflect who you are!

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council

Attached documents

• Coventry City Council Application Process.pdf
• Job Description and Person Specification.pdf
• Candidates Guide to Coventry City Council Childrens Services.pdf