Key Responsibilities
: 1. Responsible for developing close and effective working relationships with key agencies, to facilitate a co-ordinated multi-agency response to the identified needs of care leavers.
2. Working in partnership with young people, their social worker and carers and other relevant agencies. To co-ordinate, monitor and review Pathway Plans for all allocated young people preparing to make the transition to adulthood and greater independence from public care in Lambeth.
3. To support young people to sustain their accommodation. Provide support to prevent young people going into rent arrears. Draw up minimisation and engagement plans to prevent repossession of young people's flat. Work in partnership with the benefit agency and housing officers, to assess young person's eligibility and entitlements and ensuring that they are provided with appropriate service.
To actively support and encourage inter-agency pathway planning.