Young Persons Advisor for UASC & Care Leavers (Hybrid)

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Annual leave (pro rata)

Volunteer days

Career development

Flexible working

Job summary

Suffolk County Council is seeking a Young Persons Advisor to join the Seeking Sanctuary Team within the Next Steps Service in Ipswich. The role is permanent, with hybrid work options and a salary of £29,542 per year (pro rata for part time).

You will support asylum-seeking and care-leaver young adults, with supervision and collaborative teamwork throughout the role. As part of the team, you’ll help manage pathway plans, liaise on housing, training and employment, and ensure safeguarding

Qualifications

• Requires a suitable practitioner level qualification at Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication skills with a commitment to listening to young adults around challenging topics such as family loss, mental health difficulties, substance misuse and criminality.
• A thorough understanding of safeguarding concerns and specific risks associated with UASC and adult care leavers.
• Good organisation skills and competency with computer systems; paperwork and case recordings.

Responsibilities

• Work with over 18-year-old unaccompanied care leavers who will need ongoing support with their Asylum application, housing, training and/or employment.
• Hold case responsibility for these young adults and carry out Pathway Plans until at least their 21st birthday.
• Receive regular supervision from a manager/senior social worker and work collaboratively with team members, regularly attend team meetings, be offered shadowing opportunities to broaden your understanding of UASC/care leaver protocols.

Skills

Excellent communication

Safeguarding knowledge

Organisational skills

Computer systems proficiency

Listening to young adults

Education

Level 3 qualification or equivalent

Job description

Suffolk County Council is seeking a Young Persons Advisor to join the Seeking Sanctuary Team within the Next Steps Service in Ipswich. The role is permanent, with hybrid work options and a salary of £29,542 per year (pro rata for part time).

You will support asylum-seeking and care-leaver young adults, with supervision and collaborative teamwork throughout the role. As part of the team, you’ll help manage pathway plans, liaise on housing, training and employment, and ensure safeguarding