Personal Adviser

2 weeks ago

Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

About the role

Personal Adviser - Leaving and Aftercare
Permanent, Full Time

£29,741 to £34,001 per annum

Location:
Colchester

Working Style:
Community-based worker

Remote working from home is supported. There is an expectation to work from the office (Colchester) at least 3 days a week.


Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none.

It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned
Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years


Essex County Council understand how important flexibility and wellbeing is for our colleagues working across children's Social Care and that we need to think differently.

We have therefore developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children's services.

The Team


Leaving and Aftercare Teams concentrate on good outcomes for young people aged who are in care or have left care.

The teams are made up of social workers and personal advisors, mental health co-ordinators and targeted youth advisors, and they all have opportunity to undertake focused work with young people.

They look to maximise the potential of young people who remain in care by working with providers, other agencies and partners.

For those who have left care, our teams continue to offer advice, information and help to enable young people to live independently - and to access education, training and employment.


The Opportunity


The main focus of work will be, alongside Social Workers, to support young people who are "Looked After" (in care) and due to leave care, and those who have recently left.

To consider all the important component parts that make up their individual lives in order to maximize their life opportunities and reach their full potential.


Accountabilities

  • To hold their own case load of relevant and former relevant young people
  • To give practical, personal and emotional support to young people in order to meet assessed need; to maintain and promote their health, physical, emotional development and wellbeing. This may include domestic tasks and transporting where necessary.
  • To specifically support and advise young people leaving care in key areas including health, benefits, education, training, employment, accommodation/housing and personal wellbeing.
  • To facilitate, directly and indirectly, the assessment of need, engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need, engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need over time.
  • To identify and support young people to overcome barriers to learning.
  • To enable and empower young people to make decisions in their lives and to selfadvocate
  • To advocate on behalf of young people who do not have the skills to do this.
  • To facilitate the construction of a Pathway Plan, from the assessment which establishes a viable response to established need over time.
  • To develop Pathway Plans with young people.
  • To encourage young people not only to fully engage with developing their individual plans, but to participate in the development of the service as a whole.
  • To be prepared to work in a variety of ways, as well as direct work with individuals, for example in groups and running "drop ins" etc.
  • To work alongside colleagues both within social services and from other agencies, and to engage with significant people in the young person's life (members of the family, community etc).
  • To support young people through times of major transitions from childhood to adulthood.
  • To liaise with others involved to ensure that assessed needs are met within the agreed plans for the child or young person in a timely way.
  • To build up effective interagency networks and have an understanding of voluntary and statutory agencies as well as an awareness of opportunities within the local community.
  • To maintain records and write reports as required in accordance with directorate policy and procedures.
  • To carry out a range of practical tasks to assist young people with both planned and unplanned activities.
  • To attend meetings as required by the line manager, e.g. reviews, planning meetings etc.
  • To maintain an awareness of relevant information and resources that may assist children, young people and their carers.
  • To keep abreast of practice developments through reading and attending training courses.
  • To be aware of Essex Child Protection Guidelines.
  • To carry out any other appropriate duties that may be required commensurate with the grade of the post.

The Experience You Will Bring

Essential:

  • Experience of working in a supportive relationship, with young people
  • Experience in working creatively with in various ways young people including young parents
  • Previous work experience in either a paid or voluntary capacity working with childre

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