Leaving care – Next Step Pathway Advisor
Salary Grade 3B ASYE starting salary (£36,363) to 4A (£47,665) (Salary Grade is dependent on experience)
1 x full time (36 hours)
About us
Next Step Team
The Next Step has been rated by OFSTED as ‘Outstanding’ and prides itself upon favourable outcomes for care leavers in education, employment and training.
You will formulate young people’s pathway plans which will help them meet their full potential and ensure the plan meets the identified needs of the young person and facilitate the effective participation of young people, carers and other professionals in the review system.
The post holder will have a Social Work qualification, with relative experience for the post, be able to display and promote positive practice whilst demonstrating enthusiasm and passion for protecting children and young people across the city.
At Next Step we work with children in care and care leavers aged 16 - 25 years.
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and also bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.
About You
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who have good interpersonal and communication skills to undertake work with care leavers, assisting them in planning their future goals and aspirations.
Your style and approach will reflect our values: you will be passionate about what you do always striving to improve things; valuing and respecting others’ contribution, you will work together to deliver a better service; you will take pride in always getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference.
About the Role
You will be part of a larger team and will work alongside young people, particularly in the areas of budgeting, accommodation, education and employment. The post holder will have a caseload of aged 16 plus care leavers and be expected to participate in duty activities.
This is a qualified post but there is an expectation that the successful applicant will have significant experience of working with vulnerable young people.
In return we can offer:
- A well-motivated and energetic team backed up by a dedicated Administrative Team
- Solid Management Support
- Full induction Programme
- Agreed programme of Supervision
- Personal Development Plan
- Not to mention the satisfaction you'll gain from making a real difference to the lives of young people at the formative stage.
This role is crucial in supporting our journey to the implementation of the Family partnership model of practice, and to continue to improve the outcomes for children and families in Salford. You will need to be passionate about working with children and young people, have a practice base with strengths in relational and systemic practice, and knowledge of the signs of safety risk assessment model approach.
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants
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