Personal Advisor

Company	Pembrokeshire County CouncilSee more
Address	Pembrokeshire, Wales
Form of work	- Permanent, Full-time
Salary	£29,777 - £33,024 a year
Category	Customer Service

Job description

This is a permanent, full time position required for 37 hours per week.

This is an opportunity to case-manage care leavers 18-25 years old, and to act as a personal adviser to 16-18 year olds.

You will work within our Child Care division. This team supports young people who are leaving the care system and preparing to live independently. Assessments are carried out and developmental care packages arranged to ensure their welfare and well-being.

Your role will involve contributing to assessments, developing and implementing plans and working with the young people to enable them to live independently. The young people have a wide range of abilities and needs and you will be expected to work with them individually to enable them to develop independent living skills. The work entails quite a lot of travelling around Pembrokeshire with the occasional trip outside the county within the UK. You will be expected to work closely with other team members and agencies. Accurate recording is a vital part of the job and good computer skills are essential as most of the recording is done electronically.

Educated to NVQ3 (or prepared to work towards it) with experience in Social Care, Youth Work, Health, Education or a similar field, you will be successful at working with young people giving them the confidence and abilities they need. You will need a car available for work, and the ability to work through the medium of Welsh would be an advantage.

Employment Checks
This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.
Where it is appropriate for your role and responsibility, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found by visiting https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Safeguarding
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.
This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.
Support & Additional Info

Please contact the Recruitment Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online or require support by emailing recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk.
Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2023.
Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

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