Personal Adviser

Personal Adviser – Bury Metropolitan Council

Fox Morris Group are working to recruit a Personal Adviser

Working Structure: Hybrid Working

The Objectives are

1. To support the implementation of children & young people’s care and pathway plans

2. To prepare young people for a successful transition to adulthood

3. To support care leavers to move towards independence

4. To promote children & young people’s participation

Key Responsibilities

* Working as part of a team

* Visiting Looked After Children in Placement.

* Providing practical and emotional support to children and young people, parents and carers

* Undertaking Life Story work

* Planning and implementing programmes of agreed work with children/young people and their carers

* Supporting reunification plans by working with parents to equip them with the necessary skills to promote child/young person’s appropriate development.

* Contributing to assessments and reviews of the care or pathway plan

* Supporting the transition from school to college

Fulfilling the statutory duties of a Personal Advisor

* Contributing to the assessment of the young person’s needs

* Giving unbiased and informed advice on matters such as education, training and accommodation

* Working with social workers and other professionals to assist in the preparation and updating of Pathway Plans

* Working with carers to ensure that young people develop good self care skills

* Promoting education, training and employment opportunities.

IF YOU WISH TO APPLY PLEASE RESPOND FIRSTLY WITH AN UP TO DATE CV, AVAILABILITY/ NOTICE PERIOD, THE ROLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR & THE HOURLY RATE YOU REQUIRE.

We do not hold CV’s on file without first speaking