Young Persons Advisor
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Young Persons Advisor -
Location: Wolverhampton
Pay:
17.59 per hour
Compulsory Experience/ qualifications required:
An NVQ Level 3 CYP or equivalent
Desired experience: Youth Work
Job Purpose and Role:
To deliver a Leaving Care
Service to young people leaving care in Wolverhampton in accordance
with the requirements of:
* the Children (Leaving Care) Act
2000,
* the Children Act 1989, the Children Act 2004, and other
relevant legislation;
To provide support to young
people using the service; to address young people's specific
individual needs as identified in their Pathway Plans, working within
a casework framework, to hold a case load; to work directly with young
people individually and through group-work and
activities.
Principal Duties and
Responsibilities:
* Hold responsibility for a caseload
of young people who are Care Leavers (relevant and former relevant
young people).
* To co-work Eligible Children in care with
Social Workers from the Children In care Service.
* Complete
Pathway Plans and Reviews for young people as required.
*
Address the specific individual needs of young people as identified in
their Pathway Plans.
* Continuously evaluate and review the
service provided for Care Leavers to ensure that standards of care are
maintained and that they experience good outcomes.
* Complete
allocated tasks within time scales. Ensure all statutory requirements
are met in respect of allocated Care Leavers. Ensure that all casework
decisions are implemented promptly.
* Attended statutory
Pathway Plan Reviews, Planning Meetings, working parties, training
courses, and other meetings as required.
* Work directly with
young people to ascertain their wishes and feelings for all plans
relating to them and to encourage them to be involved in the planning
process as appropriate.
* Gather information and prepare
documentation for Pathway Reviews for young people as
required.
* Contribute to the delivery of group sessions,
activities and personal development programs for young people using
the service. Participate in these young people's groups together with
colleagues.
* To provide Duty cover as required by the Team
Manager.
* Support Foster Carers and residential staff to
prepare young people for leaving care and to continue to provide young
people with practical, emotional and social support as they make the
transition from care to independent adulthood.
* To liaise with
Children Service colleagues, other council service areas and external
agencies.
* To actively engage in joint work with Connexions,
the Youth Service and other relevant organisations and
agencies.
* To support and monitor Care Leavers in further and
higher education to promote educational achievements.
* To
support clients within family and social contexts as
appropriate.
* To assist in the development of packages of
support in respect of Looked After Children receiving Aftercare
support placed Out of City.
* To maintain casework records and
provide reports as required by Children's Services procedures and as
requested by the Team Manager or Senior Management.
* To engage
in home visiting, casework and attendance at relevant meetings as
appropriate to the Young Persons Advisor duties.
* To attend
meetings and engage in personal development as directed and through
the Employee Performance Review Scheme.
* To liaise with other
services and agencies and promote work in partnership with colleagues
when appropriate.
* To act in accordance with the Council's
Constitution and other Codes of Conduct.
* To participate in
staff development, appraisal and training as appropriate, including
continuous professional development.
* To comply with the
Council's agreed policies and procedures including but not limited to
Health and Safety, and Equal Opportunities Policies, the Data
Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Financial Management
Regulations and other relevant Council and Government Regulations,
Directives and City wide priorities.
* To undertake any other
tasks, duties and responsibilities as directed and appropriate to the
grade and role of the post subject to any reasonable adjustments under
the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as incorporated into the
Equality Act 2010.
* To participate in the wider development of
the service and contribute to service improvement as required.
Young Persons Advisor
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