Leaving Care Service Personal Advisor

1 week ago


Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom Blackburn with Darwen Council Full time

Job description

**Terms and Conditions: 1x Position Available: Full time, Fixed Term until the end of March 2026, 37 hours per week.**
**Department: People**
**Interview date: 4th July 2025**

**The job key requirements are attached.** **Although not extensive, the post requires you to hold a caseload of care leavers, aged 15 ¾ - 25 years old and**:

- Be responsible for ensuring the statutory role of the Leaving Care Personal Advisor is fulfilled for each young person you have responsibility for.
- Co-ordinating support from other services and attending meetings and contributing.
- Supporting to make sure that our young people have accommodation that meets their needs.
- Work in partnership with young people, parents and carers, education, health, and other agencies/professionals supporting to achieve the best outcomes for young people.
- Coordinate and record pathway plan reviews for all eligible care leavers, every 6 months or when a significant change occurs and the Needs Assessments and the Pathway Plan following this.
- Ensure that young people leaving care are central to all practice and processes and their voice is clearly heard.
- Ensure children and young people are provided with the right support at the right time.
- Work independently and seeking guidance and support when required to improve the quality of support, direct work, and interventions.
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills and ability to monitor own data in line with statutory timescales and be in touch with our young people using a variety of methods.
- Plan and deliver events throughout the year with our children and young people.
- Provide support and interventions and respond to risk and safety mapping with other agencies.
- Being a supportive adult for young people who may be struggling emotionally.

**Job details**:
Job reference

REQ04050

Date posted

28/05/2025

Application closing date

01/07/2025

Location

Blackburn with Darwen

Salary

Grade G, SCP 24-28, £34,314 to £37,938 per annum

Package

Blank

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Job category/type

Council



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