Leicester City Council
Leaving Care Advisor
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Reference: REQ8332
Description: Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term
An opportunity has arisen to join a busy diverse team working directly with and supporting Leicester's care leavers. You will work as part of the Leaving care Team to provide support to young people in care and care leavers, to ensure a positive transition to adulthood and independence. The team's priorities are to ensure that young people are living in suitable accommodation, have opportunities to engage in education, employment, or training, and can contribute positively within their local communities.
There is one permanent, full-time post and one fixed-term for 9 months position working 37 hours per week. You'll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office-based, at Halford House or working remotely from home to suit your needs. You'll be required to take part in Team Duty Cover Rota which takes place from Halford House.
What You'll Be Doing
- Understand the many challenges faced by the group of young people we work with and be able to develop effective working relationships with them and advocate on their behalf.
- Carry a caseload of eligible, relevant, and former relevant young people to provide appropriate advice, support, and advocacy to meet assessed needs.
- Contribute to assessments and preparation of Pathway plans and carry out identified tasks within the child's plan ensuring service provision is appropriate and sensitive to the cultural needs of young people and their families as agreed with Team Manager or allocated social worker.
- Arrange and coordinate the provision of services to Looked After Children and care leavers to meet assessed needs in partnership with the allocated social worker and young person.
- Maintain appropriate liaison with young people, Social Workers, and involved agencies in order to monitor progress and well-being, retain focus of work, and agree future involvement of different agencies.
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What You'll Need
- An empathetic person who can communicate their thoughts in a variety of settings.
- Passion and commitment to providing a high-quality service to the young people of Leicester and their families.
- Relevant employment experience providing services directly to children, young people, and/or their families.
- Experience in independently working with a caseload of young people from diverse backgrounds.
- Knowledge and understanding of legislative and procedural requirements such as Leaving Care Act 2000 and Children Act 1989.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop effective working relationships with social workers and external agencies.
- Good organizational skills and the ability to work within relevant legislation.
- A driving license is essential to this post.
Due to the nature of this role, you'll be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
What We Can Offer You
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You'll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and the option of flexible working. We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
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We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome, and bring the best out of you. We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment' page.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Neil Sewell, Leaving care Team Manager on 0116 454 2444.
Region: Central
Location: Various locations across Leicester City
Salary: GBP32,061 - GBP34,434 Per Year
Package: Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement): GBP46,953.83
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full-time
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