Personal Adviser, Children In Our Care & Leaving Care Team (Here4U)

Personal Adviser (Leaving Care): Children in our Care and Leaving Care Team (Here4U)

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Personal Adviser (Leaving Care)mdue to expansion in the Children in Care and Leaving Care team (Here4U).

As a member of the Here4U team you will have limitless opportunities to make a huge difference to the lives of children and young people up to 25 years old in our care and leaving care. The team support these children and young people to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities in life.

In the Here4U Team you will be working directly with young people from age 16 – 25 on a daily basis, building long term relationships supporting them to achieve their potential as adults.

To enable you to work to your best, we will develop you in your role and as part of the team; additional training and support will be provided, and you will have an opportunity to develop the range of interventions and skills you bring to make a difference to children and young people.

You will have opportunities to work alongside your peers, with the delivery of group work and activities with care leavers.

This role will require the worker to have some flexibility in the working hours to meet young people’s needs, with the possibility of evening and weekend work.

Our Offer

• Salary: £33,945 - £37,336 per annum
• Annual Leave: 28 days, plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 33 with 5yrs continuous service).
• Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Continuous professional development with full access to our broad Learning and Development offer.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Supportive management.

Closing date: 6th May at 11pm

Interview Date: 20th May

If you are interested in this role and would like more information or an informal discussion, please contact either:Holly Potter (Here4U Team Manager) Holly.Potter@wokingham.gov.uk or Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children’s Social Care) alix.williams@wokingham.gov.uk

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. WBC is an equal opportunities employer.

Please note: We will be reviewing applications on a daily basis, and as such this advert timeframe is subject to early closure.