Personal Advisor

Job Category:
Social Care Non
- Qualified Job location 31 Chester Street, Wrexham, Wrexham Principal Area, LL13 8BG
, United Kingdom Wrexham County Borough Council Hours per week: 37

Start date:

Immediate start Salary: £16.35 per hour SECTION 1: JOB PURPOSE This role provides a statutory service within the Council to ensure that it (the Council) complies with the main provisions of the Leaving Care Act 2000 and meets performance indicators expected.

To provide a Personal Advisor service to meet the needs of young people who have left or who are about to leave the care of the Authority and who are eligible for a service under s24 of the Children Act 1989 or eligible under the provisions of the Children (Leaving Care) act 2000 and Social Services and Wellbeing Act 2014

• (especially Part
  6) and the Act relevant Regulations.

Description of Principal Duty or Responsibility APPROX % Time on each (min 5%) 1 To be the allocated personal advisor and to initiate a professional relationship with care leavers aged
15.9 months plus the involvement can be defined as:
Completion of My Pathway Plan by 16 with the young person . To provide advice to the young people, carers and staff on benefit entitlements.

To attend the young persons Pathway Plan Review and Looked After Children Reviews.

To provide advice on Education, Employment and Training opportunities. .To support the preparation of the Pathway Plan.

To liaise with case holding social worker for eligible and relevant young person in the implementation of the pathway plan and assessment Qualifications Minimum of 5 Grade C GSCE passes (or equivalent) including Maths and English, or equivalent relevant experience demonstrated.

F/C National Standards/Competencies/ Professional Body NVQ level 3 in Health and social care or equivalent F/C Specialist Knowledge Good working knowledge of Childrens Act 1989 and Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 Experience of working with young people with complex issues.

Practical and Intellectual Skills Ability to communicate in Welsh Good communication skills oral and written Computer skills Personal Attributes Empathy with problems of Homelessness Ability to work as part of a team Ability to work on own initiative Ability to work to statutory deadlines Ability to manage time to meet own workload Personal Circumstances Ability to travel across the County Borough to carry out work (e.g. attend meetings / visit clients or work sites) Equality Knowledge of and commitment to Equality and Diversity Understanding of the importance of Welsh Language and Culture

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