Leaving Care Specialist

We are looking for a Leaving Care Specialist (Personal Advisor) to join a Local Authority based in West Yorkshire.

Key Responsibilities -

• To provide support services for children and families aged 16 -25, ensuring you work within legal frameworks and policies and procedures appropriate to the service.
• To work in partnership with other professionals involved with the children and their families.
• Respond to children and families in crisis and to ensure the safeguarding needs of children and young people are met.

To be considered, you will ideally have -

• Have achieved NVQ level 3 equivalent
• Experience of working in a supportive relationship, with young people
• Experience in working creatively with in various ways young people including young parents
• Previous work experience in either a paid or voluntary capacity working with children, young people and families
• Experience in collaborating with other professionals and agencies for the benefit of the client
• Experience of housing, employment and training issues for young people
• Knowledge of Adolescents and adolescent issues
• A commitment to working relationships which promote and support the clients' developing independence
• A commitment to one's own personal and professional development
• Full driving licence and the use of a car or access to a driver and vehicle for work purposes

Up to £19 per hour

Monday to Friday - 37 hours a week

Children's Social Work

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fees
• Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150

Please apply with your CV and contact details if you would like to be considered for this role.