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Personal Advisor - Bradford Council - £15 ph
| Posting date: | 04 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £15.80 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | hybrid |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 October 2024 |
| Location: | Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 0QL |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | HCL Workforce Solutions Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 5254308_1725460019 |
Summary
Role
- To facilitate, directly and indirectly the assessment of need, engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need, engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need over time.
- To give practical, personal and emotional support to children, young people in order to meet assessed need; to maintain and promote their health, physical, emotional development and wellbeing. This may include domestic tasks and transporting where necessary.
- To specifically support and advise young people leaving care in key areas including health, benefits, education, training, employment, accommodation/housing and personal well-being.
- To identify and support young people to overcome barriers to learning.
- To enable and empower young people to make decisions in their lives and to self-advocate
Experience
- Have achieved NVQ level 3 equivalent
- Experience of working in a supportive relationship, with young people
- Experience in working creatively with in various ways young people including young parents
- Previous work experience in either a paid or voluntary capacity working with children, young people and families
- Experience in collaborating with other professionals and agencies for the benefit of the client
- Experience of housing, employment and training issues for young people
- Knowledge of Adolescents and adolescent issues
- A commitment to working relationships which promote and support the clients' developing independence
- A commitment to one's own personal and professional development
- Be able to work as part of a team and be flexible
- Ability to work some evenings and weekends
- Full driving licence and the use of a car or access to a driver and vehicle for work purposes