Personal Advisor - Leaving Care Team

Personal Advisor – Leaving Care Team

Management Grouping: Children’s Services

Team: Looked After Children & Permanence

Location: Bexleyheath

Annual Salary: £26,520 - £28,992 per annum

Contract: Permanent / 36 hours per week

Closing Date: 22ndSeptember 2021

Job Reference: CSC0000233

The London Borough of Bexley is looking for a committed and self-motivated person to provide support and advice to Care Leavers aged 18-25 as they make the transition from care to independence.

You will work within the Leaving Care team which is part of Bexley’s Looked After Children and Permanence Service.

You will hold a case load of care leavers providing 1:1 support, and undertake the role of Personal Advisor as described in the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the new Children and Social Work Act 2017. This includes reviewing and updating the Pathways Plan on a 6 monthly basis. The job is based in the Council’s Civic Offices, Bexleyheath but will involve meetings in education and training settings.

You will have experience of working with young people in a professional capacity and have an understanding of the challenges facing care leavers as they make the transition to independence. You will also have enthusiasm and creativity in engaging with young people.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service

What we offer:

• 24 days Annual Leave (rising to 27 after 5 years’ service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlement
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• An excellent working environment at our fantastic offices
• Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
• Performance Related Pay
• MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

Your Application:

• Closing Date for your application: 22nd September 2021
• CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form.
• Anticipated interview date: 30th September 2021

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.