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We are seeking compassionate and dedicated Personal Advisers to support care leavers aged 16 to 24 in their transition to independent living. As a Personal Adviser, you will be responsible for providing guidance, advocacy and practical assistance to empower care leavers to achieve their goals and navigate the challenges of adulthood.
If you are passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of care leavers and have the skills and experience to support them on their journey to independence, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Carol Johnson on 07484 900360 or Isabella Stecka on 07795 307575.
Shortlisting will take place week commencing 6th May and Interviews are planned for week commencing 13th May 2024.
What will you be doing?
Your day-to-day tasks will include;
- Undertaking comprehensive assessments of care leaver’s needs, strengths and goals.
- Developing personalised Pathway Plans in collaboration with the young person and their network including focus on housing, education and employment and emotional well-being.
- Providing one-to-one support and advocacy to ensure young people have access to the right support at the right time.
- Enabling young people to access opportunities including recreational, developing hobbies and creating friendships.
- Offering practical assistance including budgeting, accessing benefits and helping with applications for example housing applications
- Assisting young people in developing essential life skills from cooking, time management and communication.
- Facilitating group workshops and activities to promote social inclusion and personal development.
- Monitoring progress towards goals, undertaking reviews, and adjusting Pathway Plans as needed to reflect changing circumstances.
- Providing duty support on a rota basis.
- Maintaining accurate records and documentation
About you
You must have a minimum of an NVQ level 3/A levels relevant qualifications.
You should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the specific issues faced by young people who have experienced care.
You will need to have strong communication skills, interpersonal and advocacy skills and be able to present information in different formats, as is suitable for the audience.
You will have the ability to work collaboratively to achieve improved outcomes.
You will have knowledge of the relevant legislation and policies that relate to care leavers.
The successful candidates must be willing to travel around and outside the Cambridgeshire Local Authority areas (Travelling is essential to this role).
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure with Adult and Child Barred List checks obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
Attached documents
- Job Description and Person Specification for PA -generic.pdf
