Personal Advisor

3 months ago

Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Dorset Council have been investing and strengthening the service to young people leaving their care. An opportunity has arisen to join the Care Leavers Team as a Personal Adviser. This is a position of 30 hours per week.

The Care Leavers Service, made up of 3 teams, is centrally based at County Hall in Dorchester and supports care experienced young people as they make the transition from care into adulthood.

PA’s support a number of young people aged between 16 and 25 years. You will deliver the full range of statutory responsibilities through the Leaving Care Act 2000. This involves providing young people with advice and guidance. You will be working collaboratively with all partners to identify and meet individuals needs, assisting young people to participate in pathway planning to ensure that their future plans properly reflect their individual strengths, aspirations and needs. You will be working in young peoples homes, their communities, in Council offices and you will have the option to do some work from home.

The team work 1-1 with young people and are passionate to support them reach their potential in life. We have recently opened a Care Leaver Hub in Weymouth which is open to young people but also facilitates a work base for the team in a friendly environment. You will have experience of providing high quality services to children, young people and families or others with multiple vulnerabilities.

Skills needed:

- you will be used to working in a fast paced environment and able to adapt to changing situations and respond appropriately.
- you will be an effective communicator and be creative in your work to produce innovative solutions
- you will have knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation and guidance and the issues affecting young people leaving care.
- you will be self motivated and able to work on your own and as part of a team
- you will be able to use IT to support accurate case recording and management information as required by service standards.

**Further Information**:
This is a part time role for 30 hours a week.

For an informal discussion and more information about the role, please contact Alison Munro Team Manager of Team 3 on 01305221519.

This post has a significant travel requirement, both locally and nationally, and you are contractually required to have a vehicle (or transport deemed to be suitable by the council) available for use as required.

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

**About Us**:
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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