Personal Advisor

Duration: 3 months initially, potential temp to perm opportunity

Rate: Negotiable hourly rate available, umbrella Inside IR35

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Location: Leicestershire

Our client is seeking a Personal Advisor within the Virtual School 16+ Team to ensure that the needs of individual young people who are looked after or leaving care are met.

You will join a team of specialist, highly experienced practitioners, whose focus on engaging and supporting Looked After Children (CLA) into and through education, employment and training.

The role is on a hybrid basis and there is scope to work from home. There is also a need to travel to colleges in the area to meet with young people.

Responsibilities:

Engage effectively with and provide support for a caseload of 16+ looked after young people and care leavers, overcoming barriers to personal development, learning and work, particularly during periods of transition
To meet with looked after young people and care leavers regularly including through the Personal Education Plan termly review
Work to agreed targets including NEET prevention and reduction; monitoring the progress of looked after young people and care leavers on your caseload through regular review
Record data on relevant management information systems to appropriate timescales and standards, producing reports including at least ‘good’ PEPs and correspondence as required
Engage effectively in multi-agency working to develop collaborative relationships with relevant staff in a range of agencies
Deliver high quality Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance to assist looked after young people and care leavers in making successful transitions
Work with looked after young people and care leavers’ family members, carers and key workers, to enable them to contribute to effectively target support towards full engagement with EET
Participate in the development of the Virtual School by contributing to working groups, reviewing and revising policies and procedures, attending staff meetings and conferences
Actively participate in the Performance Management and Development process to meet agreed quality standards

You will ideally have:

Experience of engaging with a wide range of vulnerable young people in an EET context, including those who face barriers to progression in learning
A working understanding of the needs of looked after young people and care leavers, including the challenges posed by, and legislation in respect of, leaving care
The ability to support and advocate for traumatised young people experiencing emotionally demanding circumstances to engage positively with EET and professionals
The ability to work independently, and in a variety of formal and informal environments, demonstrating a pro-active approach to problem solving
A working understanding of the issues facing all young people, a commitment to equality and diversity and the ability to challenge stereotyping and advocate on behalf of young people
The ability to assess, prioritise, plan and review with young people and partner agencies
The ability to collate and record accurate relevant information that enables an assessment of need, ongoing monitoring and tracking progress and outcomes over time for young people

If you are interested in the role, we would love to hear from you! Please apply to receive more information.