Total 1 Supp Advisor job vacancies in Administrative / Clerical category in Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ

Leaving Care Personal Advisor needed with Dorset Council

Start Date- ASAP

Location - Dorchester

Duration - Initially 3 months

Hours per week - 37 hours per week

Salary - Up to £21.71ltd per hour

Dorset Council are looking for a personal advisor to work within their leaving care team. This position is a full time flexible, hybrid working role. The offices are based in Dorchester however the roles based in Bristol and London.

Description:

• As a personal advisor you will be required to manage a caseload of care leavers, providing them guidance, support, and advice within the statutory framework for providing services.
• Personal advisors are required to support care leavers to enable them to gain practical self-care skills and allow them to understand and manage themselves as an individual as well as their relationship with others.
• Personal advisors draw up and implement Pathway Plans which are appropriate to the young person's circumstances, needs, potential and aspirations.
• As a personal advisor you are the advocate on behalf of care leavers and work in partnership with statutory and voluntary sector agencies and professionals to ensure effective co-ordination and provision of services to care leavers.
• Personal advisors are expected to work within the office 1 day per week and conduct face to face visits

What is required?

• Relevant degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating that level of applied knowledge in providing advice and support to young people.
• Experience of working with young people and multi-agency working
• Evidence of good assessment skills, including the ability to ensure regular reviews and risk management with a variety of young people. Evidence of effectively prioritising work and meeting deadlines

If you are interested, please call Erin Webbe on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - erin.webbe@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.

The benefits of working with SCS;

• A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
• Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Payroll service twice a week.
• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.

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