Personal Adviser - Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom - Brighton & Hove City Council

Brighton & Hove City Council

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Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

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Personal Adviser:
Posted on 6 March 2023 Apply

Directorate

BHCC:
Families Children & Learning

Salary £ £3472
Contract Fixed Term

Location:

Lavender Street

Job Summary:

Job reference orbis/TP/128304/31266
Positions available 1
Working hours 37
Closing date 27 March 2023
Job category
Social Work
Children
Organisation
Brighton & Hove City Council
Job introduction:The Personal Advisor (Housing Specialist) will support Personal Advisors and Care Leavers within the 18+ service, who require additional support to address their accommodation and independent living needs, with a focus on those at risk of homelessness.

This post is funded by the Rough Sleeping Grant with funds from the Department for Education. Consideration will be given to anyone who is able to be seconded to this post.

For further information or an informal discussion about this role please contact:
Bob Uden, Leaving Care Manager

Telephone:
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Fixed-Term for 12 months
Interview date: 5th April 2023

About the role:

The personal advisors in the team provide vital support and advice to our Care Leavers during their transition from living in care to adult life.

It's an exciting time to be join this team, who are a deeply committed group of staff - they are passionate about ensuring this cohort of care leavers are offered the best opportunities possible to:

engage in education, training and employment opportunities

- acquire budgeting and life skills
- maintain their accommodation and secure housing
- live a healthy lifestyle and access health services
- make positive use of community and leisure services
- promote family and friendship links
- be aware of their responsibilities as citizens

Brighton and Hove Council are recruiting a Leaving Care Team Personal Advisor (Accommodation Specialist) to join our Leaving Care Team to help ensue all our care leavers are living in suitable accommodation.

The Personal Advisor (Accommodation Specialist) will support Personal Advisors and Care Leavers within the 18+ service, who require additional support to address their accommodation and independent living needs, with a focus on those at risk of homelessness.

This role will focus on those Care Leavers at high risk of homelessness and will address the factors that are placing them most at this risk.

The Personal Advisor (Accommodation Specialist) will be expected to keep up-to-date with government guidance and regulations in relation to accommodation, as well as all involved processes and resources, to facilitate the delivery of expert advice on all areas of accommodation options.

Additional information:

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers.

Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration.

These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-)

Company information:

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