Personal Advisor (Leaving Care)

• Are you passionate about improving outcomes for care experienced young people?
• Do you want to help and support young people to achieve independence?
• Are you great at communication and engagement with young people?

Look no further, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council has the perfect opportunity for you!

We are currently recruiting for a Personal Advisor to join our service which provides support to care experienced young people. We are a service that’s very focused on improvement and excellence and we’re looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, solution focussed person to work alongside us and our young people.

This is an exciting time to join a team that is high performing and is going through a significant expansion on the services we offer to our care experienced young people.

The role is about providing support to young people who are in or leaving care, aged 16-25. You will have a caseload and will fulfil the role and responsibilities of Personal Advisor to young people over the age of 18 who have left care, as well as building relationships and offering support to young people who are aged 16 & 17 and who are still looked after. This involves developing a caring, warm, encouraging and respectful relationship with your young people, supporting and guiding them through their transition into adulthood in all aspects of their lives. You will be committed to enabling and securing positive outcomes for young people.

Perhaps you have some experience of working with young people who have some significant challenges in their lives or maybe you’re care experienced yourself? You will be able to show that you have commitment and skills that are transferable to this role, such as skills in problem solving, recognising risk, undertaking written work, record keeping, excellent people skills as well as being good team player.

For more detailed information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification included in the Supporting Documents section.

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council prides itself on being a great place to work where staff are trusted, valued, and supported to make a positive contribution at work.

We offer an excellent total reward package, including:

• A competitive salary of up to £36,124
• 27 days annual leave per year rising to 32 with 5 years service (plus bank holidays). Ability to purchase additional leave is also available.
• Generous Pension Scheme through the LGPS with ability to pay extra and plan for retirement.
• Access to a number of other employee benefits including learning & development opportunities, a car lease scheme, discounts at high street and online retailers, an employee assistance programme and physiotherapy services.

For more information about working for Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, please visit the Careers section on our website:

https://www.stockton.gov.uk/careers

We welcome an informal discussion if you would like to know more about the team and our service. To arrange this then please contact our Team Manager via email at Gareth.thompson@stockton.gov.uk or Bhana.Baker@stockton.gov.uk

We look forward to reading your application.

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