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Job Description
Contract terms: grade PO1; salary £40,182 ‑ £42,060 per annum.
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent (36 Hours per week).
Closing date: Sunday 9th November 2025.
About Haringey
Haringey is a vibrant borough with a strong community focus, celebrating diversity, creativity and resilience. Our people embody organisational values including Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community‑focused, aiming to deliver high‑quality support to residents.
About the Service
The Haringey Young Adults service supports care leavers aged 16‑25, helping them transition to independence. With a stable workforce of permanent staff, we provide robust housing and employment support, and our Ofsted rating for 2023 was ‘Good’.
About the Role
As a Personal Advisor you will ensure care leavers receive the support needed to achieve positive outcomes, working in partnership with families, statutory and third‑sector organisations.
Key Responsibilities of the Role
* Deliver high‑quality support to care leavers, promoting positive outcomes during their transition to adulthood.
* Prepare, update, and implement pathway plans, ensuring parallel planning where needed.
* Fulfil statutory duties in line with Leaving Care guidance.
* Work holistically with care leavers and families during transitions and ensure multidisciplinary working when necessary.
* Support care leavers with complex needs, including mental health, disabilities, parenting, immigration, and involvement with adult services.
* Identify and understand local financial constraints and apply best‑value principles.
* Show strong knowledge of care leavers’ challenges and deliver responsive, needs‑led services.
* Communicate effectively, drive positive change, and build strong relationships with young people, colleagues and partners.
* Provide high‑quality, evidence‑based assessments and apply Signs of Safety in practice.
Working for Haringey
We are committed to creating a workplace culture where everyone feels valued and included. Our benefits include up to 31 days leave + bank holidays; potential hybrid working; health and wellbeing support; a generous local government pension scheme; and a range of discount schemes.
We encourage applicants from all ethnicities and communities; our workforce reflects the diverse population of Haringey.
Please apply as soon as possible; the advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.
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