Personal Advisor - Leaving Care
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
11/05/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 25/05/2020 12:00
Salary:
£25,295 - £26,317 per annum
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Target Offices, Millbank Terrace, Redcar
Further Information
This is Redcar and Cleveland. We are an ambitious council keen to build on our strong track record of innovation and partnership working, ensuring that we create a flourishing future for the borough and all of its residents. Key to this is a committed workforce who always gives their best. Offering a fast paced, progressive working environment, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council is a great career move.
We have many reasons to be proud of our existing services for children, young people and their families in Redcar and Cleveland.
We have a passionate workforce who are committed to supporting children and young people to feel safe, healthy, happy and ready to learn and achieve. We respect everyone as equally valued members of our community by listening to their views and using their opinions to help shape our services.
We are a caring and supportive team; loyal and tenacious, with integrity at the heart of everything we do.
Are you the right person to help us to develop a brighter future for our children?
If you share the ethos of Redcar and Cleveland’s Children and Families Directorate, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.
As Personal Advisor you will hold a case load of care leavers providing 1.1 support and undertaking the role of the Personal Advisor as described in the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the new Children and Social work Act 2017. This includes reviewing and updating pathway plans on a 6-monthly basis.
The skills and abilities we are looking for include the following:
• Be passionate about improving the life chances of young people.
• Enjoy working with and understand the needs of adolescents.
• Be a good team player and be able to work on your own initiative.
• Be able to work well with other agencies and utilise community resources for the benefit of young people.
• Have an understanding of the role of the Corporate Parent.
• Be qualified at a minimum of Level 3 Child Care or related field.
• Knowledge of the legal framework in which children’s services operate
• Excellent organisational skills and abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
The council holds ambassador status for the North East Better Health at Work Award.
We offer very attractive terms and conditions of employment, including generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working hours (where appropriate), membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and access to numerous other salary sacrifice schemes and staff benefits/discounts, including a lease car scheme.
In the absence of any exceptional circumstances which render it necessary in the best interests of the Council to do so, the Council will generally not reengage any individual whom has previously been employed by the Council and left that employment with the benefit of a severance, early retirement or redundancy payment under voluntary arrangements. This principle will apply whether such re-engagement is to be under a contract of employment, contract of services or otherwise.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.