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SalaryDirectorate: Children and Family Services
Section: Children’s Social Care
Grade: Level 7
Hours: 37 hours per week
We have an exciting opportunity for the post of a Personal Advisor in the Next Steps Service. If you are driven, flexible, highly motivated and passionate about doing the best for our care leavers of Stoke on Trent then this is the role for you. You will be joining a strong team who are passionate about improving the outcomes for care experienced young people from the age of 17:5 to 25 years.
We need a Personal Advisor who can support Care Leavers to achieve high aspirations and ambitions. Ensuring timely and meaningful visits and pathway planning for their future, build meaningful, trusting relationships where Care leavers feel safe, valued and respected so they have successful adult lives.
Stoke on Trent's care leavers are Our Children - as corporate parents, we have a duty and a moral responsibility to ensure that the steps they take into the adult world are supported and that we give them the help and guidance that they need.
Our ambition is that every care leaver ends up with the same support we’d give our own children. Do you want to be involved in helping us achieve that ambition?
The Leaving Care Service provides a statutory service to young people aged between 17-25 years who have been, or are Looked After by Stoke on Trent City Council.
The Leaving Care Team is committed to ensuring young people:
- are prepared and supported to live independently
- have improved access to education, employment and training
- experience stability in their lives, and feel safe and secure
- receive improved access to health support
- achieve financial stability
The Personal Advisor will play a key role in supporting young people with their transition to adulthood and assist them to live an independent life in their community.
We welcome applications from motivated and skilled individuals who have a desire to further their experience working with children and young people.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Additional Information
Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.
Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.
To Apply
please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.
