Personal Advisor - Woking, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Woking, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

This role has a starting salary of £32,173 per annum, based on a 36 hour working week.
We are excited to be recruiting a new
Personal Advisor within our Leaving Care Team.

Our Leaving Care Team's purpose is to case hold and provide support to young people, aged years (who have ceased to be looked after by the local authority and who are eligible for a service as per the Children Leaving Care Act 2000 and/or The Childrenand Social Work Act 2017).

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).

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 and for asylum seeking young people; 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 wider 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 responsiblefor 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.

To be considered for shortlisting, we'd love to hear about your;

Experiences of working with young people in youth work or social care settings
Ability to develop and sustain good working relationships with young people including those who may be disengaged
An awareness of current issues relating to socially excluded young people in particular young people
Ability to liaise and communicate effectively with key agencies.
Experience case holding

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 19th March 2023.

Interviews will take place week commencing 27th March 2023.

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.

Contact Details
Please visit the job advert on our website at jobs for contact information.

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 our website.

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