Personal Advisor

**How you'll make a difference**:
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- The Transition to Independence Team works with young people leaving care and support them to have a positive transition to adulthood. As a personal advisor you will make a difference by being the lead professional for young people aged between 16-25 leaving care and assisting them to access an array of health services, setting up and managing benefits, and maintaining education and employment.- Following additional investments into Children's Social Care, we are recruiting for two full time limited term contracts, with an anticipated end date of 30th September 2024.**What will you be doing?**
- You will deliver inclusive personalised pathway plans to maximise young people’s independence, ensuring that relevant legislation, codes of practice, and good practice guides are implemented, and service standards are met.
- You’ll maintain contact with and deliver pathway plans in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Personal Advisor role.
- Daily you will provide support, specialist advice and guidance as well as advocacy on behalf of young people.
- You will liaise with contacts from different sectors, including health, housing, education, and voluntary sectors ensuring good communication to deliver an effective service.
- You will take necessary action in accordance with Safeguarding procedures to protect vulnerable young people.
- You’ll maintain confidential reports and case notes, record care plans and risk assessments in accordance with professional and Council guidelines.

**What we need from you**:
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- You will hold a relevant qualification to NVQ3 level or equivalent in health and social or considerable experience of working with young people in a professional environment such as residential social work, youth work, career advisory work, young people’s drugs work or mentoring.
- You can demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, and codes of practice as well processes and procedures related to leaving care.
- You will have good interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to build relationships and engage successfully with young people, their families and professionals.
- It is required that you have a valid Driving Licence and access to a suitable vehicle insured for business use.
- Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.**How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different**:
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- We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine **flexibility **to help them achieve that **work/life balance.**:

- As part of our benefits package you will receive **generous annual leave** (pro rata), **employee wellbeing support **and you will have access to a range of **staff discounts**, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- We are **committed to safeguarding** and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
- Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
- We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.**We’re making a difference, be part of it**
- Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing 25th March 2024.**Salary From**:

- £30,296

**Salary To**:

- £33,024

**Hours per week**:

- 37

**Vacancy type**:

- LTC

**Location**:

- Yate

**Team**:

- Children's Social Care

**Advertising End Date**:

- 17 Mar 2024