Personal Advisor
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of care experienced young people? We are looking for a highly motivated and dedicated individual to join a local authority as a Personal Advisor, and the right candidate to join us in empowering and supporting care experienced young people as they transition into adulthood and independence.
As a Personal Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in assisting care experienced young people on their journey to independence.
You will provide holistic support, supporting them as a trusted mentor, advocate, and guide throughout their transition period into adult life.
Salary: £28,770 - £31,364 per annum
Region: Warwick
Hours: Full time on a permanent contract
Your responsibilities will include:
- Building meaningful relationships: Establishing a strong rapport with care experienced young people, earning their trust and respect while demonstrating empathy and understanding.
- Creating individual pathway plans tailored to each young person's needs, goals, and aspirations.
Assisting them in developing life skills, accessing education, training, and employment opportunities, and promoting their overall well-being.
You will also be responsible for ensuring that our young people are aware of and access all their entitlements through the local offer for care leavers. - Advocacy and representation: Championing the rights and needs of care experienced young people, advocating for their voices to be heard and influencing positive change.
- Partnership working: Collaborating with a variety of partner agencies and organisations to ensure coordinated and seamless support for our young people.
- Empowerment and resilience-building: There is the potential for facilitating workshops, training sessions, and group activities that enhance life skills, emotional well-being, and self-confidence among care experienced young people
Key Requirements:
- A background in youth work, advocacy, or a first hand understanding of care experienced young people, which will enable you to relate to their experiences and challenges they face
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, allowing you to build strong relationships and engage effectively with a diverse range of individuals.
- Strong organisational and time management abilities to ensure the efficient delivery of support services.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, when/if required on occasions.
- The role entails travelling both within Warwickshire and out of county, therefore regular access to a vehicle will be required.
If you are interested or know of anyone who may be, please contact Kat at Service Care Solutions on 01772208964 or email me at kat.shah@servicecare.org.uk.
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.
- Rate: Up to £31364.00 per annum
- Location: Warwick, England
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Other
- Recruiter: Service Care Solutions Ltd
- Contact: Kat Shah
- Tel: 01772 208 964
- Fax: 01772 471473
- Email: to view click here
- Posted: 2024-04-18 13:34:08 -
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