Details:
- Salary: £25.50 - Hour
- Location: Haringey London
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Personal Advisor
Haringey
£25.50/hr
Start date: ASAP
AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Personal Advisor to work with care leavers aged 18 to 25 in the Haringey area.
Job Purpose
To ensure the diverse population of care leavers are provided with the necessary support, to successfully make their transition to adulthood. To provide a high quality service to care leavers, working in partnership where possible with families, and other statutory and third sector organisations
To participate in team, service meetings and activities as appropriate
Key responsibilities/activities
1. Deliver a high quality service to care leavers aimed at ensuring best outcomes and enabling the young person to succeed as they make their transition to adulthood.
2. Regularly prepare, update, review and implement pathway plans in conjunction with the supervising manager and ensure parallel planning where applicable.
3. Undertake human rights assessments and ensure that the rights of young people are observed.
3. Co-ordinate the provision of services and take reasonable steps so that care leavers make use of services available
4. Keep informed about care leavers' progress and wellbeing; ensuring plans are progressed to meet assessed need.
5. Keep full, accurate and up to date records of contacts with care leavers and services provided, accurately and in a timely manner on the care leaver's electronic case file.
Education & Qualifications
NVQ 3 Health & Social Care or other relevant qualification
Knowledge & Information
Understanding of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 1989 and guidance relating to Care Leavers
Understanding of the Childrens Leaving Care Act 2000 related regulations and guidance
Knowledge of the difficulties and range of issues faced by children in and leaving care as they make their transition to adulthood. Knowledge of asylum, immigration and human rights legislation
Knowledge of asylum, immigration and human rights legislation
Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to discrimination, disadvantage and the practical application of the equalities legislation
Knowledge of child development and impact on maturityWork & Other Experience
2 yrs minimum working with young people in a supportive role in a voluntary or statutory setting
Ability to empower and support a person-centred approach in the development, planning, reviewing of support plans
Direct experience of working with care leavers
Understanding of children and young people from abroad and their needs
Understanding the issues relating to the education, emotional & physical/social wellbeing of children from diverse backgrounds