Personal Advisor

Seven Resourcing are currently seeking a Personal Advisor to work within Nottinghamshire County Council. This is a full time role, paying £14-£18 p/h. 6 x PA Agency Vacancies for the Leaving Care Team. 2 will be North Team (Newark&Sherwood/Bassetlaw), 2 in the Central Team (Mansfield/Ashfield) and 2 in the South Team (Broxtowe/Gedling/Rushcliffe).

Job Role:

1. To work to achieve the specific aims and objectives of the Aftercare Service and the Children, Families and Cultural Services Business Plan.

2. To work collaboratively with a range of partner organisations to assess, plan and intervene with vulnerable young people and their families.

3. To manage a caseload of individual service users in accordance with assessed risk and policies and procedures and the Children Act guidance and regulations.

4. To use manual and computerised systems for the recording of information and data and ensure that all relevant records and documents are managed in accordance with policy and procedures and to keep up to date case records in accordance with policy.

5. To contribute to the development and delivery of interagency strategies relating to vulnerable young people.

6. To attend and contribute to statutory child care reviews and participate in meetings including those in a variety of settings and institutions such as district councils, hospitals and custodial units.

7. To work flexibly to meet user need, including unsocial hours as required.

8. To undertake specific specialist roles in relation to complex assessment or service development.

9. To be fully aware of the principles of safeguarding as they apply to vulnerable children and young people in relation to work role and ensure that your line manager is kept fully informed of any concerns. To be part of Protection Plans for vulnerable children and young people as necessary.

10.To review the needs of identified careleavers to ensure that plans and services reflect current needs and risks using Children Act Pathway Planning Guidance.

11.To contribute to the duty arrangements of the Leaving Care team seeing young people by appointment and in crisis, dealing with internal and external enquires, providing support assistance and information as required, recognising the need to involve other more experienced staff where appropriate.

12.To maintain effective liaison and work in partnership with other staff or managers and other agencies, organisations and individuals as required and as appropriate.

13.To attend and contribute to team meetings, identifying training and whole service events.

14.To coordinate and ensure the delivery of a wide range of specialist and mainstream services through advocacy, inter-agency working and direct intervention to achieve positive outcomes for a diverse group of vulnerable young people including unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

15.To provide transportation as needed including the transport of service users including the moving and handling of goods and belongings.

16.To ensure that the views of service users and their families are taken into account and are central to the planning and delivery of services.

Experience:

1. Educated to minimum GCSE level C or above including Maths and English.

2. Full driving licence (unless disability precludes this)

3. Relevant qualification NVQ level 3 or above

4. Knowledge and understanding of human growth and development, and the particular issues relating to young people living care.

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