Leaving Care Personal Advisor

We looked after Peter as a child. Can you help him achieve as an adult?

You will develop an effective working relationship with young people eligible for Leaving Care services in order to motivate and effectively support them to engage in education, training and employment, and to ensure they effectively handle their finances, live in suitable housing, and have the necessary emotional resilience and skills for independence.

We want to help our most vulnerable residents to get their lives firmly on track. Leaving Care can be a frightening prospect. Your skills and experience will help the young people to develop their independence skills and build emotional resilience to enable them to navigate the adult world. Everything we do in Children’s Social Care is about improving the life chances of Bracknell’s children, put simply, we change lives for the better.

Because we’re Bracknell Forest.

What it’s like working in our team…

We are a small and friendly local authority. The leaders and managers know that it is essential for Social Care Workers to have a secure physical and psychological base from which to be the best workers they can be.

The Leaving Care Team is a small, dedicated team providing essential support to ensure we provide the best support to our vulnerable young people and care leavers.

The successful post holder will manage and support an allocated caseload of young people aged 16 and above, who are eligible for Leaving Care services, having key responsibility to ensure the provision and co-ordination of practical, personal, emotional, social and financial advice, to enable care leavers to achieve a successful transition to adulthood and promote their independence.

You will be supported to carry out the following duties, responsibilities and training…

• Carry out holistic assessments of young people Leaving Care.
• To act as a Personal Advisor to a caseload of young people Leaving Care.
• To promote the Leaving Care Service to partner agencies.
• To work in partnership with other professionals.
• To actively refer care leavers into appropriate services.
• To maintain appropriate case management records.
• To work flexibly to meet the needs of young people Leaving Care. This may include traveling out of area and working in the evening.

The benefits you will experience are…

• An inclusive and social working environment.
• Opportunities for flexible and agile working, we offer a hybrid model of working to promote flexible working around personal and family commitments.
• Generous annual leave commencing at 25 days increasing after 3 years’ service to 28 days (pro rata for part time). With additional annual leave purchase policy.
• Regular opportunities for development with internal and external training courses.
• A great office location next to travel links and the regenerated town centre.
• Internal sports and social club opportunities.
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Discounted leisure centre and gym membership.
• Supermarket discount.
• An interest free loan for a rail season ticket.
• Local Government pension scheme / Life Insurance cover.

What we’re looking for…

This is a varied and rewarding role which requires an individual to be committed to improving the lives of vulnerable, sometimes unsettled, young adults. You need to have excellent communication skills and be creative and perservering when engaging the young people.

You need to be organised, flexible, be IT literate and able to work as part of a team.

Interview date

Interviews will be held on 10th April 2024.

Want to ask us a question?

For an informal discussion or to ask any questions about this role, please contact:

Anna Freshwater - Assistant Team Manager, Leaving Care team

Tel: 01344 354041

At Bracknell Forest we champion equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or age. As a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you need any adjustments at any point during the recruitment process by contacting our friendly recruitment team on recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. We expect everyone employed with us to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check as part of our pre-employment checks process.

We can only accept applications from candidates currently residing in the UK.

Any candidates that are currently residing in the UK and wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria.

No agencies please.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £29,455.00-£34,676.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Street, RG12 1JD

Reference ID: People/24/275374