Personal Advisor (Leaving Care Services)

Job Description

4Recruitment Services are seeking to recruit a Personal Advisor (Leaving Care Services)  for our client based in Liverpool.

THE ROLE:

• To contribute to the operational delivery of an effective Children’s Social Care Service as part of a team responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people who will be leaving or have left care provision, continuously improving outcomes.
• To be responsible for support provision for allocated cases, in accordance with national and departmental procedures and guidance.
• To contribute to managing the reputation of the service and the Council, complying with national and service procedures and guidance.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Provide advice and practical support to care leavers, including information and advice to enhance financial capability, accommodation options, education, training and employment, leisure and sporting and cultural opportunities to enable care leavers to enjoy and participate in community life.
• Participate in the assessment, preparation, monitoring and review of Pathway Plans, ensuring a person-centred focus and empowering young people and their families.
• Promote and facilitate contact for young people with their birth family members, providing supervision and assessment as required.
• Co-ordinate the provision of services and take reasonable steps so that care leavers make use of services.
• Maintain information about care leavers progress and well-being through a range of methods including direct contact.
• Assist young people to maintain positive health and well-being as well as targeted advice and support to access specialist health services.
• Support young people to develop their confidence and decision-making capacity.
• Identify and assess levels of risk and need and take responsibility for reporting risk through the line management structure.
• Identify and report safeguarding issues in line with legislation and local procedures.
• Work co-operatively with colleagues and provide expertise/consultative service relating to young people’s experiences in care and after they leave care.
• Work in partnership within the Council and across agency boundaries including statutory, voluntary and local community and faith groups.
• Attend and represent the department at a range of meetings including reviews and case conference meetings.
• Be responsible, as specified in Departmental Guidance, for accurate, timely and up to date data entry on all cases including:
  • data entry on ICS and any other electronic tools or database
  • data required for specific PIs/targets
  • Ensure that client information data is lawfully gathered, accurate, up to date and only divulged in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the local government common law duty of confidentiality. Failure to apply these duties can lead to the individual or the Department facing court proceedings.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• Substantial experience of working and engaging with young people.
• Experience of working with a variety of different agencies and social care professionals and working in a multi-racial/multi-cultural community.       
• Experience of dealing effectively with sensitive and confidential matters, pressure and conflict.
• Ability to formulate plans for intervention and service provision for young people.
• The role holder must hold a full driving license and have access to a vehicle on a daily basis.
• Enhanced DBS check

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on 0800 988 6307 or email  gpadmin@4recruitmentservices.com.