6 months contract with a Local Authority Job Summary: • The Leaving Care/Personal Advisor is responsible for providing guidance, support, and advice to young people in care and care leavers, assisting them in their transition to adulthood. • This role involves regular visits, assessments, and the development of individualised pathway plans to help the young person thrive in areas such as education, life skills, health, and emotional well-being. • The advisor collaborates with foster carers, key workers, and other significant adults to ensure the young person’s well-being and success. • The advisor plays a critical role in helping young people make informed decisions about their future, access necessary resources, and prepare for independent living. Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample): • Visit you regularly where you are living whilst you are in care. • Make sure they are keeping in touch with how you are getting on and help to solve any problems. • Meet with you, your foster carers / key workers and significant others to ensure you are happy, settled and able to focus on your life goals. • Arrange your review meetings and support you to express your views and wishes on plans (your pathway plan). • Work together with you to update your pathway plan. • Support you to look after all aspects of your health, including arranging health and dental checks, and make sure you have any immunisations you need, access to fitness, and access to emotional and psychological support. • Support you with your education, work with you to develop your life skills required to manage adult life. • Work with you to plan your future life goals. • Visit and meet with you regularly to think about your current and future life goals and help to think through how best to support your plans via the Pathway Plan. • Provide information about opportunities and choices that are open to you. • Encourage and support you in going as far as you can with your education. • Ensure you receive advice and guidance with jobs, careers and training. • Support you with all aspects of your health as you get older. • Support and enquire about your emotional wellbeing. • Organise a Pathway Plan review meeting every six months (minimum) after you have left care to update your pathway plan so that it continues to support you as you get older. • Work with you and significant adults to put your pathway plan into practice. • Help you to develop your life skills so you can eventually live and manage independently. • Support you to access appropriate independent housing when the time is right and ensure you know how to manage a tenancy. • Support you to participate and feel a part of your community and be and feel ready for adult life information about activities, events or volunteering opportunities available in the local area that care leavers can get involved in. • Support you up to the age of 25 dependent on the support you are requesting. Skills/Experience: • Experience working with young people: Proven ability to support and engage with young people, particularly those in care or leaving care, to help them reach their life goals and successfully transition to adulthood. • Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection: Strong understanding of safeguarding principles and the ability to identify and address any risks or concerns regarding the young person's safety and well-being. • Case management and planning: Skilled in developing, updating, and reviewing individual pathway plans in collaboration with young people, ensuring that their needs and aspirations are met. • Communication and interpersonal skills: Ability to build trusting relationships with young people, foster carers, key workers, and other professionals. Effective at communicating complex information and supporting young people to express their views and wishes. • Emotional and psychological support: Experience in providing or facilitating emotional and psychological support to young people, and the ability to signpost to appropriate mental health services when needed. • Education and career support: Ability to provide advice and guidance regarding educational opportunities, career pathways, and job training, as well as assist in the pursuit of further education or vocational training. • Life skills development: Knowledge of practical life skills (e.g., budgeting, cooking, tenancy management) and experience in supporting young people to develop these skills for independent living. • Health and well-being support: Ability to support young people with their physical and emotional health needs, including helping them access health checks, dental services, immunizations, and psychological support. • Organizational skills: Strong planning and organizational abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple case files, ensure timely reviews, and keep track of ongoing support needs. • Understanding of housing and community resources: Knowledge of independent housing options, tenancy rights, and community activities available for care leavers, and ability to assist young people in accessing these opportunities. • Flexibility and resilience: Ability to adapt to changing needs and circumstances, and the resilience to work with challenging situations while maintaining a positive and supportive approach. Additional Information: • The closing date:06/02/2025 17:00.