Staffordshire County Council,
Our Unaccompanied Asylum‑Seeking Children (UASC) Team sits within our Children in Care and Care Leavers service.
We provide practical support, advice and guidance to young people leaving our care, and work closely with Personal Advisor (PA) and Social Work colleagues to deliver high‑quality, trauma‑informed support that helps care‑experienced young people to be safe, achieve, and live well in their communities.
Our service is committed to positive outcomes and strong partnership working across Staffordshire.
This is a fixed‑term role for 12 months.
Main Responsibilities
You will:
* work alongside professionals across social care, accommodation and supported housing, welfare benefits, education and training providers, health, the Home Office and employability services, day‑to‑day,
* hold a varied caseload of care‑experienced young people (typically 17–21, with some support up to 25), building trusted relationships and coordinating multi‑agency plans that promote independence.
* offer practical, consistent support across key life areas—education, training and employment; housing and tenancy readiness; health and wellbeing; finances and benefits; identity and immigration/asylum pathways—ensuring timely referrals and advocacy.
* contribute to robust, trauma‑informed planning and reviews, keeping clear, timely case records and using reflective supervision to continuously improve practice.
* work primarily from our Stafford base (Staffordshire Place 1) with regular travel across the county and, at times, beyond where our young people are placed. Our smart‑working culture supports flexibility to agree how and where work is best delivered.
The Ideal Candidate
You will:
* bring significant experience of working with children and/or young people,
* have excellent communication, cultural humility, and a solution‑focused approach.
* have the ability to collaborate confidently with a wide range of professionals and be skilled at balancing empathy with clear, practical action.
* possess a working knowledge (or readiness to develop knowledge) of the Children Leaving Care Act 2000 and related regulations and guidance.
Additional Language Skills Are Welcomed
For further information about this role please contact David Atherton on david.atherton@staffordshire.gov.uk
Our Recruitment Process
We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council. Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and sit at the heart of People Strategy. We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together and we are ambitious, aiming for a better future.
Our Benefits
We recognise that our employees are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and maintain a healthy work‑life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff you will have access to our rewards and benefits.
Equal Opportunities
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities. As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers, we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As a safeguarding and welfare‑promoting authority, this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
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