Personal Advisor

6 months ago


South Shields, United Kingdom LSS (Staff Recruitment and Training Agency) Full time

**Purpose**

The delivery of direct work, interventions and practical support to, young people in and leaving care, in response to identified need.

**Roles and Responsibilities**

1. To provide a high standard of support to young people 16 - 25, in and leaving care to improve their life chances, safety, accommodation needs, education and employment, finance and independence skills.

2. To engage with young people, to carry out assessment of need, complete pathway plan and offer advice, guidance and support with the outcome of raising aspirations for young people 16-25, in and leaving care.

3. To work in partnership with colleagues from other agencies to develop and deliver coordinated support packages for young people 16 - 25, in and leaving care.

4. To help ensure the service works in partnership with young people ensuring their voices are heard and valued and that they have the opportunity to influence service delivery.

5. To help ensure the team / service works in partnership with colleagues from other agencies from the statutory, voluntary and community sectors to develop and delivered coordinated packages of support that provide a positive journey through intervention and support for the young person.

6. To support young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness following an assessment of need.

7. To ensure that a customer and user focus results in professional judgements that promote and are respectful of culture, language, ethnic origin, faith, gender, sexual orientation and disability, so that rights and responsibilities are respected.

**Key Tasks of the Post**:
1. To undertake the function of the personal adviser as set out in The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 3: Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers.

2. To provide structured and individual support to young people, using the pathway plan process to create individual plans with agreed targets and aspirations.

3. To engage young people in decision making about their future, ensuring that they are at the centre of the service and are treated fairly and with respect.

4. To ensure that all young people are assessed and supported to achieve higher levels of independent living skills.

5. To undertake 1:1 and group work with young people, aimed at increasing their skill level.

6. To respond appropriately to crisis situations, re-scheduling planned work as necessary and making immediate decisions if required.

7. To liaise with partners and other services to ensure that young people are provided with a full range of choices and options.

8. To participate in duty and any drop in facilities as rostered, this may include weekends.

9. To ensure that young people, including those that are living out of the borough are seen regularly.

10.To maintain accurate records of all work and interventions, complete information for statutory returns, producing reports as required and ensuring the Council’s ICT system is up to date.

11.To work within the Councils scheme of delegation and authorisation.

12.To prepare for and attend supervision with the practice and assistant team manager and participate in an annual appraisal/EPM; taking responsibility for personal and professional development.

**Mandatory Compliance Requirements**
- CV.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- The last 2 years written references with all gaps verified.
- Enhanced DBS Check issued within the last 12 months.
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
- Qualification in Social Care, Teaching, Nursing, Youth and Community Work eg. Nursery Nurse.
- A team with over 20 years Administration Public Sector/Trades/Built Environment/Construction Recruitment experience
- Access to a wide selection of vacancies across the UK
- The choice of PAYE or Limited company schemes
- Weekly payroll service
- Excellent rates of pay

**Salary**: £15.00-£15.26 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 5168214553436


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