Job Description

Do you have what it takes to build positive and beneficial relationships with young individuals?

Would you like to improve the outcomes for care experienced young people?

Would you like to support young people to build bright and stable futures for themselves?

Would you like to spend every day at work knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of young people?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

The 18+ Care Leavers Service is a growing service that provides support to the Local Authorities care experienced young people. Kent County Council is a large authority and so this service is based at Worrall House in West Malling.

We require Personal Advisors to work with both Citizen and Asylum-Seeking Care experienced young people up to the age of 25. You will be the first point of contact for a specific number of young people, with responsibility for providing flexible support, assistance, and advice when they are preparing and planning to leave care, and throughout their transition to adulthood.

You will need to encourage and support the young adults to actively participate and develop robust and detailed Pathway Plans that enable them to move successfully into adulthood, independent living and helps them achieve their goals. The post embodies the Local Authorities commitment to Care experienced young people to act as their corporate parent to help them reach their potential.

Our care experienced young people come from a diverse range of backgrounds, so you will need to be flexible with your time and imaginative in your approach to help them achieve the best possible outcomes. You will need to be very organised and capable of balancing priorities, including the need to carefully record your work and provide good planning which reflects the aspirations of the young people you will be supporting. You will need to build close working relationships with colleagues in other agencies as part of a wider network and advocate on behalf of the young people to ensure their needs are met. The Service was rated as \xe2\x80\x9cGood\xe2\x80\x9d at its last Ofsted inspection and is striving to be \xe2\x80\x9cOutstanding\xe2\x80\x9d.

You will be well supported with regular 1:1 supervision, training, team practice, reflections meetings and working alongside colleagues who are passionate about what they do.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence - The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Being able to work flexibly is a requirement of the role, on some occasions you may need to work past your contracted hours to meet the needs of our care experienced young people. Overtime is not paid; however, you will receive your time back in lieu.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. 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/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the /Person Specification.

Interviews will be held: week commencing 9th and 23rd October 2023.

Contact Details

For more information about the role or if you have any specific questions contact Victoria Feighan 03000 41998.

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county\'s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.

& Person Specification

Salary \xc2\xa325,378 - \xc2\xa328,466 pro rata
Contract type Permanent Part Time
Working Hours 29 hours per week
Location Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling , United Kingdom
Job category Social Care - Unqualified
Job Reference REF/TP/86987/8973
Closing Date 20 October, 2023

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