Address Directorate: People Services
Hours: 37 hours
Contract Type: Permanent.
Location: Council House, Corporation Street Derby.
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, efficient, and pro-active Personal Adviser in the Leaving Care Service.
The successful applicant will join an existing and stable team of Personal Advisers, specifically providing practical, emotional, social, and financial support to young people both preparing to leave care and those who have left care to enable them to make a successful transition to adulthood and independence.
Objectives of the post.
To work within current legislation, the City Council's vision and the Departments policies and procedures to provide a high-quality service to all Care Leavers who are the responsibility of Derby City Council.
To utilise all support networks available to this group of young people and support and advise not only Care Leavers but those working with Care leavers to enable all their post care needs to be met.
Post Requirements.
You must have substantial experience of direct working with vulnerable groups of young people/ adults. It is desirable that you have a relevant qualification at an NVQ 3 level or above and a commitment to personal development as well as a willingness to undertake relevant training.
You will have a sound knowledge of the Children Act, Leaving care Act 2000, Welfare rights and Housing Legislation.
- a good understanding of the needs of care leavers and the role of the Leaving Care workers in supporting them into adulthood.
- an understanding of and a commitment to consultation with service users and involving them in personal and service planning.
- knowledge of relevant Child Protection Procedures
- the ability to prioritise workload and evaluate effectiveness against agreed personal and service targets.
- the ability to produce high quality detailed plans and to contribute to assessments.
- be able to work as part and contribute of a wider multi agency network.
- the ability to work flexibly and can work alone in the community.
- good communication and negotiation skills.
- empathy to the needs of care leavers.
- the ability to work as a team member, taking responsibility for managing your individual workload.
- the ability to cope with demanding and stressful situations; deal with crises and challenging behavior, including verbal and physical aggression.
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Tuesday 12 March 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
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Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
