Senior Participation Adviser

This is a Full Time, Permanent Position. If the postholder requires a Standard or Enhanced DBS disclosure the candidate is required to declare full details of everything on their criminal record unless the conviction/s and/or caution/s are considered “protected” in line with filtering rules for DBS checks.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

To work principally with young people aged between 13 and 19 (and potentially up to 25 with Special Educational Needs) who are Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEET) or at risk of being NEET in order to ensure that they are able to participate and remain in education, training and employment opportunities. To provide advice, information, guidance and intensive support in order to remove barriers to learning and to raise aspirations. To access additional support from a range of specialist services as appropriate. To operate a jobs-with-training broking service in order to provide a central recruitment point for young people. To work in partnership with local stakeholders including Schools, Colleges, Training Providers and Job Centre Plus. Utilise the Local Authorities Client Caseload Information System (CCIS) system to maintain effective records and ensure accurate, comprehensive and timely reporting to DfE and KHCC. Ensures the Local Authorities statutory responsibilities in relation to participation are met with a particular emphasis on Raising of the Participation Age. To support projects and initiatives which aid/improve the participation of young people and reduce NEET. The provide specialist input in line with one or more of the following themes - careers guidance, the benefits system, teenage parents, looked after children, mental health, safeguarding, Special Educational Needs, internal and external support services, youth offending, employment legislation and vacancies.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Promotes and safeguards the welfare of children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.
• Provides a range of specialist information, advice, guidance and intensive support to individuals and groups of young people to facilitate choice and access for opportunities in education, training and/or employment.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with young people on their caseload in order to support them effectively.
• Assesses the individual’s current situation and readiness to progress, using appropriate tools, evaluates the information and feeds this back in order to identify and agree next steps.
• Maintains a core knowledgebase around opportunities in education and training, LMI, and the common barriers to learning.
• Maintains contact with employers, other education and training providers and Job Centre Plus in order to obtain and update information on employment, training and/or educational opportunities.
• Uses specialist knowledge to decide and makes appropriate referrals to other specialists including colleagues within Connexions, wider Children, Young People and Family Services, Adult Services and/or external agencies.
• Assists young people to make effective applications to education, employment and training opportunities.
• Works to raise the aspirations of young people, promotes the benefits of participation in learning and seeks to build confidence and resilience in young people.
• Maintains effective records utilising the Client Caseload Information System to ensure reporting to DfE and KHCC is accurate, comprehensive and timely.
• Maintains and manages own caseload deciding on appropriate follow-up intervals and intervention options.
• Has an in depth specialist knowledge of the local education and training provision; providing a dedicated link to education and training providers across the city.
• Attends relevant meetings where a young person’s future options are being discussed in order to provide advice to the individual, their parents/carers and other professionals.
• Provides assistance and ongoing support to local, regional and national projects/initiatives which assist young people to participate and reduce NEET.
• Provides mentoring and coaching to colleagues in line with specialist knowledge as and when appropriate.
• Contributes to the service areas statutory requirements with a particular emphasis on the Local Authorities responsibilities around Raising of the Participation Age.
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council.

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture.
• Great career development opportunities.

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.