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.
We require Personal Advisers 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, detailed Pathway Plans that enable them to move successfully into adulthood and independent living, helping them achieve their goals. The post embodies the local authorities’ commitment to care experienced young people, acting as their corporate parent to help them reach their full potential.
Our care experienced young people come from a diverse range of backgrounds, so you’ll 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 that reflects the aspirations of the young people you’ll be supporting. Building close working relationships with colleagues in other agencies as part of a wider network and advocating on behalf of the young people to ensure their needs are met is also essential.
You will be well supported with regular one‑to‑one supervision, training, team practice and reflection meetings and will work alongside colleagues who are passionate about what they do.
It is essential that you can travel across a wide geographical area, both inside and outside of Kent, in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day to support the care experienced young people. This can include travel within Kent and Medway and, on occasion, outside of Kent. Ability 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 the young people you support. Overtime is not paid; however, you will receive your time back in lieu.
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