Personal Advisor - Guildford, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Guildford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction

Are you passionate about making a real difference to the lives of vulnerable young people?

We have an exciting opportunity in which you can join our Children Looked After and Leaving Care Teams and make a positive change in young lives.

About The Service

This role sits within our Children Looked After and Leaving Care Teams and its purpose is to case hold and provide support to young people aged years.

The vision is to support eligible young people to achieve their potential as they make their transition to adulthood. This includes asylum seeking young people (referred to as Relevant and Former Relevant young people).

About The Role

As a
Personal Advisor (PA) you will case hold high risk and complex young people and participate in the assessment and preparation of Pathway Plans for those who are eligible.

The Pathway Plan sets out the young person's aspirations regarding education, accommodation, health, social relationships and specific needs. For asylum seeking young people, the plan also sets out how their immigration status may impact on these areas.

You will chair and lead the review of the Pathway Plan according to statutory requirements, including liaising with partners for young people living out of Surrey County Council.

Working with the Team Manager and the team, you will make a personal contribution to a collective endeavour, to create the conditions for success and actively contribute to the development and success of the service.

Alongside this, you may be responsible for representing the Leaving Care Service at working groups, such as participation events and at Care Council meetings.

As a PA you will be able to recommend services that the local authority maybe required to pay for, and while you would hold no direct budget responsibilities, you would be required to have an understanding of the finance policy.

Alongside your caseload, you will be required to carry out duty on a rota basis.

About You

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent level and to NVQ Level 2 in Children and Young People with a commitment to development and training.
An awareness of legislation related to the young care leavers e.g. The Children and Social Act 2017 with an understanding of young care leavers and related issues including unaccompanied asylum seekers.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with key agencies, young people and colleagues. You must be able to work both as part of a team and on your own initiative.
Excellent IT, administrative and organisational skills with the ability to balance your own workload.
Experience working with young people in social care settings with previous case holding responsibility.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about the values we follow.**Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 30th August 2023 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

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Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit
MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

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