Personal Advisor

Personal Advisor, Tameside
Pay rate £19.50 per hour 
The role of a Personal Advisor in Tameside can be lifechanging for a young person transitioning into adulthood, especially for young people who have had adverse childhood experiences.  PAs make strong and sustained connections with young people and ensure that support and services are appropriate in meeting each young person’s needs.   
Main Duties and Responsibilities include:

1. To work within statutory guidelines and the departments guidelines relating to young people leaving care including asylum seeking children and young people.
2. To take part in the office-based duty system.
3. To undertake direct work with young people and others who are relevant in their lives.
4. To implement child protection procedures where children and young people may be at risk.
5. To work with children and young people to maximise their involvement in community-based activity that will benefit them into adulthood.
6. To assist young people by liaising with other agencies on their behalf
7. To ensure the young person’s wishes, views and feelings are considering in all matters relating to them and providing advocacy where needed.
8. To offer support and attend all forums in planning for education, training, employment, accommodation, housing, and health services.
9. To respect and promote the needs of each young person arising from their religious and cultural background, supporting needs arising from any disability and respect their sexual needs and preferences.
10. Maintaining files in accordance with policy.
11. Promote awareness of safe care and protection and to raise awareness of the risks of all forms of exploitation.
12. To attend and contribute to supervision, team meetings, training and functions that may be arranged.
13. To plan, attend and carry our pathway plan assessments and visits in accordance with statutory guidance and departmental procedures.
14. To follow and implement the recommendations of Statutory Reviews of Pathway Plans.
15. To organise and facilitate group with children and young people and to support others to do so.
16. To contribute to the development of the service.

 
The duties may vary from time to time without changing the nature of the post or the level of responsibility, and the post holder may also be required to carry out any other duties appropriate to the grading of the post.
Please contact Molly Rylance on 07815461919 or email molly.rylance@thetalentcrowd.com for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.