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Leaving CarePersonal Advisor
About us:
Warrington are seeking to appoint an outstanding and highly motivated Personal Advisor to join our GOOD Care Leavers Service.
Hourly rate: £18.73+ Umbrella
Benefits:
We are within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions. In addition, we offer flexible working including a blend of working from home/remotely
Great training.
We value good supervision and Time to Talk.
We recognise that everyone is on their own individual journey and will tailor support to help you to achieve.
We thrive off good multiagency working and relationships and have excellent support services available to assist with supporting families.
Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer
The Role:
Personal Advisors are the last point of contact for our young people on their journey through care and into adulthood. As a personal advisor, you will start to work with young people from their 16th birthday, forming relationships and contributing to their pathway plan on their journey into independence.
The role involves working with a wide range of differing needs/complexities and supporting one of the most vulnerable groups within society, you must be able to work with partner agencies and be prepared to travel/respond to crisis as they arise. We work with young people up until their 25th birthday. Personal advisors can often be the only professional involved with a care leaver therefore, the role includes practical as well as emotional support along with providing advice and guidance or signposting to various support services.
We are proud of our ever-expanding Local Offer for care leavers in Warrington and the work we do to promote participation. This includes our open-door drop-in service at the Living Well Hub where we are developing a portfolio of resources and workshops for our care experienced young people to access. We are proud of our relationships with our young people and how we innovatively maintain contact with them.
We are seeking to appoint a Personal Advisor who can:
- Carry out duties of a Personal Advisor under the terms of the Children Leaving Care Act 2000.
- Advise and assist social workers in a range of tasks related to preparing young people for independence.
- Support care leavers living independently in the community.
Work in partnership with a range other agencies ensuring that young people leaving care receive the highest possible standard of service.
About you:
Experience working as a Personal Advisor.
Minimum NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject to the role.
At least 5 GCSEs including maths and English.
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
If you are passionate about making a difference, we encourage you to apply!
