16+ Personal Advisor - Hereford, United Kingdom - Herefordshire Council

Herefordshire Council

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Hereford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Contract:
Permanent

Location:
Hereford

Hours: 37 hours

Salary: 07HC £27,852 - £32,020 per annum

Closing: 12/03/2023

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Leaving Care Team.

We are looking for a new personal advisor to work with young people who are aged to help them to access education, training, employment, activities, suitable accommodation and to develop skills that enables young people to be equipped to be able to live their lives independently.

We are keen to hear from you if you have experience of working with young people in a similar supporting role and have good understanding of issues such as mental health, substance misuse, housing legislation and support and safeguarding.

Herefordshire is on a journey and we would like you to be part of our next chapter.

This is an exciting opportunity to have a genuine impact on the local authority and help improve and protect the children and young people within it.

We Offer

A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:
Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)

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Professional development:protected time and budget to support social workers develop themselves and their careers.
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Career progression:clear pathways to progress to senior social worker level
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Generous Annual Leave: 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. After five years' continuous service, this increases to 31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
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Flexible working:flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
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Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling

Payment of
professional membership fees:

Pick your perks

our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme;
Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.