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Would you like the opportunity to make a real difference, to help and support young people on their journey to adulthood?

Are you empathetic and tenacious?

If yes, then we want to hear from you. Leaving care can be a challenging time for young people. We are looking to recruit Personal Advisors within the corporate parenting service.

Our Personal Advisors support young people leaving our care who are making the transition to adulthood. Our Personal Advisors support them to fulfil their potential in relation to social, educational and employment opportunities.

It is an exciting and varied role, building positive working relationships with other agencies and advocating on behalf of young people. You will build positive relationships with young people to ensure that their aspirations are identified, and together with them, will put a plan in place to achieve their goals.

Here in Cambridgeshire, we are committed to working systemically and thinking about young people and their families. Our model of social work promotes a culture of support and collaborative working with a vast range of learning and development opportunities. Unique to Cambridgeshire, our model offers systemic trained family therapists who provide a clinical lens to assessment, planning and evidence-based interventions with children, young people and their families.

Working out of various bases in Cambridgeshire but with the expectation you will travel across Cambridgeshire and nationally to visit children and young people. Our offices are modern and you will be supplied with a laptop and smartphone as well as gaining free access to Tri-x, Research in Practice and CC-inform.

In every aspect of the council, we promote a culture in which our people feel continually supported, in their work, in their lives and in pursuing their ambitions. We also believe firmly in empowering our people to make big decisions that impact positively on the lives of the children and young people we work with. We have developed an environment where all staff are listened to, opinions and ideas are valued and anyone can influence the future of their service.

For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Ikedola Animashaun on 01223 714672 or Phil Osuya on 07765 742611

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

You will be primarily responsible for advising and supporting care leavers (18 - 25 years old) with all aspects of strengthening their independent living skills including budgeting skills, supporting them with their housing needs, assisting them to access their Setting Up Home Allowance to furnish their flats, supporting them in accessing their local offers, supporting them with their education, housing and health needs. As part of your role under the Leaving Care Act 2000, you will review pathway plans with young persons, keep in touch with them as mandated by legislations.

To be successful as a Personal Advisor, you must:

• Be passionate about delivering measurable outcomes for young people
• Be able to travel around and outside the Cambridgeshire County area independently
• Be eager to join and work in high performing teams
• Be resilient, flexible, and have strong organisational skills to manage a caseload of 25-30 young people
• Have good critical analysis and risk assessment skills

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

• Flexible working
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• A comprehensive wellbeing package
• Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
• A comprehensive pension scheme
• IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
• An employee recognition scheme