Personal Advisor - Leaving Care - #2107055

Our client Manchester City Council is looking for a Personal Advisor to join their Leaving Care team.

Role Portfolio:

The Leaving Care Service provides a statutory service to young people aged between 16-25 years who have been, or are Looked After by Manchester City Council.

The Leaving Care Team is committed to ensuring young people:

• Prepared and supported to live independently
• Have improved access to education, employment and training
• Experience stability in their lives, and feel safe and secure
• Receive improved access to health support
• Achieve financial stability

The Personal Advisor will play a key role in supporting young people with their transition to adulthood and assist them to live an independent life in their community.

Key Responsibilities include:

• To manage a caseload and keep accurate case records of work with young people and undertake statutory recordings.
• To contribute to Pathway Plan Assessment and provide ongoing assessment promoting young people's full engagement to inform Pathway Planning.
• To undertake assessments of young people resuming or wishing to resume education/ training or presenting with other support needs post 21 years.
• To work with young people to promote welfare and ensure that their views and wishes are considered when undertaking assessments, developing Pathway Plans and reviews.
• To work in a flexible manner to provide advice, practical assistance and support to young people to enable successful transitions.
• To coordinate the provision of services and to take reasonable steps to ensure that the young person makes use of such services
• To identify packages of support for young people living in the community and supervise and monitor the delivery of tasks in accordance with the pathway plan to meet young person's needs.
• To ensure that young people receive appropriate financial support and work with young people to develop their financial management skills with a view to them becoming responsible for their own budget.
• To advise and practically support young people to gain access to appropriate accommodation
• To work in partnership with a range of agencies to ensure young people receive an integrated, holistic response to meet their needs

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.