Salary £28,142 - £32,061 Per Annum, Fixed Term, Full time, 37 Hours Per Week, Children Leaving Care – Burnley Lancaster
International Sponsorship– this role is not open to international sponsorship
Personal Advisor – Burnley & Lancaster
We are recruiting for a Personal Advisor, based in the Children Leaving Care Service. Two full time Personal Advisor roles are available in the following locations: Burnley and Lancaster (fixed term – 10 months).
Core Objectives
* Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.
* Children and young people achieve their full potential in education, learning and future employment.
* Children and young people enjoy healthy lifestyles and know how to help others.
* Children, young people and families have a voice in shaping the support they receive.
* Children and young people live in Lancashire where they can enjoy a good quality of life, be happy and want to stay.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of the Leaving Care Service to develop, deliver and continuously improve services for children, young people and their families and carers in Lancashire.
* Partner with colleagues within Childrens Social Care to ensure consistency of practice across the county and promote a supportive collaborative culture across the service.
* Collaborate with children and young people, parents and carers, education, health and other agencies/professionals to provide effective support that improves outcomes.
* Ensure young people leaving care are at the centre of all practice and processes.
* Provide the right support to children and young people at the right time.
* Use available resources efficiently to support the well being and development of children and young people leaving care.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on the LCC Vacancies website.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a ‘disclosure’. Further information can be found on the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ tab.
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