Leaving Care Personal Advisor

1 week ago

Maidenhead, United Kingdom Achieving for Children Full time

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Leaving Care Personal Advisor

We are looking for a new leaving care personal advisor to join our team.

About the role

Our Care Leaver Recruitment Scheme is a transformative initiative across AfC, empowering individuals to integrate our own care leavers into vital roles within the organisation.

Personal Advisors in the Leaving Care Service take on the lead role to provide practical help and direct support/ advice to young people and young adults (Care Leavers) using the service from age 18. They also co-allocated and work alongside social workers to help support young people aged 16+ who are in care. Personal Advisors need to work as part of a team and within a multi-agency network.

For more information on the role and an informal chat please email Laura Roche, .

About you

The right candidate will have: 

Previous Personal Advisor experience, Youth Work , Family Support Work or related field e.g. NVQ4, guidance, Youth and Community work.  Experience in direct work with young people in formal and informal settings. Experience is using a range of methods to engage and establish productive relationships with young people and engage them in their planning.  Undertaking pathway planning, completing needs assessments and providing advice, counseling and support.  Commitment to an organisational culture and the development of services that value equality and diversity [compulsory] Need to have access to a vehicle and have a valid driving license [Compulsory].

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension) Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme A range of staff benefits and discounts An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer .

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC:  Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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