Personal Advisor – Care Leavers Team

Seven Resourcing are seeking a Personal Advisor – Care Leavers Team to work within Leicestershire County Council. This is a full time role, paying £17.72 p/h. DBS and Full Driving Licence required. 

Job Purpose

To support the work of Children in Care Service incorporating our Care Leaver services (some with unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee young people).

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To be responsible for carrying out all the duties of the job in accordance with the County Councils Equal Opportunities Policy

To meet Children’s Workforce development Confederation Induction Standards

Support and advocate for Children & Young People who are Looked After or Leaving Care (including Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children/Young People).

To contribute to Single Assessments. To contribute to Age Assessments.

To supervise contact visits when parents are visiting children who are looked after. 

To provide necessary transport for children/young people and parents/carers.

To undertake identified Life Story Work

To undertake such other duties as are within the scope of the job purpose, the title of the job and its grading.

Qualifications

Level 3 childcare qualification (NNEB/NVQ3 or equivalent)

Experience

Relevant paid or unpaid experience of working with young people within a social care setting or similar.

Providing support services to young people and/or unaccompanied and refugee young people

Experience of behavioural work with children / young people and their carers 

Knowledge

Child Development

Home Safety Issues

Safeguarding children issues

Organisational and planning skills

Ability to work creatively

Basic child behavioural techniques

Cultures other than White British

The needs of older children

Of the support needs of young people leaving care and unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee young people.

Of the roles and responsibilities of the statutory and voluntary agencies who support young people.

Of relevant legislation in relation to young people leaving care.

Of relevant legislation in relation to unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee young people

Working at Seven Resourcing:

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