Careers Support and Guidance Advisor

Are you a passionate about young people looking for a rewarding role where you can truly make a difference?

Do you have a genuine interest in working with care experienced young people helping them build brighter futures?, As a senior Careers and Guidance Advisor in our team, you will play a pivotal role in the education, employment and training needs of our Care Experienced Young People. This is a unique opportunity to empower vulnerable young people, providing them with the care and guidance they need to thrive, whilst supporting them with future opportunities which would help them build on them independence.

As a restorative practice local authority, we have a high support high challenge environment and a commitment to delivering an excellent service to our Care Experienced young people.

The role involves:

• Supporting young people in gaining EET roles.

• Running 3 careers drop ins a week with the support of the Careers and Guidance Advisors.

• Preparing reports for Senior Leadership in relation to our EET figures.

• Working with Personal Advisors to create pathway plans tailored to Young Peoples, immigration, education, health, employment, housing, cultural, and personal needs.

• Regular 1-1s with the Career and Guidance Advisors, * Qualified – Level 6 in Careers Guidance / or work history equivalent.

• Passionate about supporting vulnerable children and young people.

• Culturally aware, empathetic, and sensitive to the unique needs of care experienced and asylum-seeking children.

• Able to build trusting relationships with young people and advocate effectively on their behalf.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.

• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.

• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas

• We also offer a Refer a Friend package if you’re talking about a return to us with an ex colleague/friend., Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

To discuss the role please contact Leanne McCormack

leannemccormack@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing Date: 23rd January 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.