Ilford council is looking for a Personal Advisor to provide a quality needs-led service for young people preparing to leave care and to provide their support post-care.
- To operate in a mobile flexible service which requires staff to carry out duties in normal working hours and evenings, covering working by arrangement.
- To provide the leaving care personal advisor role for all eligible, relevant, and former relevant young people as required by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and volume 3 of the Children Act 2010, including the production and review of the pathway plan and regular 2-monthly visits to care leavers.
- To help young people contribute to the assessment of their needs prior to their transfer to the Leaving Care Team as prescribed by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and to engage in reviews and discussions of the pathway plan for 16/17 year olds with CLAFH colleagues.
- To work within the Redbridge Leaving Care policies and procedures.
- To maintain appropriate statutory and administrative records, including the use of IT systems.
- To maintain confidentiality and observe data protection guidelines.
- To assist young people and their social workers when they reach 16 in their preparation for leaving care by providing advice and a range of group work sessions to young people, focusing on developing their independent living skills, careers work, educational opportunities, and identifying accommodation options.
- To provide support to young people once they have reached 18 by offering a range of individual and group work sessions designed to improve their life skills, relieve social isolation, and enhance peer group support.
- To maintain knowledge of accommodation providers and work with young people to ensure that contact and security of license or tenancy for accommodation is a priority, completing an application form and ensuring a smooth transition to permanent council accommodation.
- To develop and maintain positive links with agencies such as Connexions, careers, training agencies, colleges, local employers, and the community to promote young people's access to employment, training, education, and leisure activities.
- To involve young people in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of services and to encourage their involvement in the Children in Care council and consultation systems in the borough.
- To assess young people's financial needs and organize payment, claiming benefits or grants from education or charitable funds, and, where necessary, support young people to spend their leaving care grants.
- To participate in staff training and development programmes organized by the team or Department, ensuring that equality and diversity considerations in relation to staff and current and potential service users are central to your work and that the equalities impact of any major projects or initiatives is assessed.
Salary: £29.00 umbrella
Work Type: Hybrid
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