Leaving Care Specialists Personal Advisor Bcft

<p><em>Spencer Clarke Group </em>are assisting a <em>Local Authority </em>in the appointment of an experienced <em>Leaving Care Specialist (Personal Advisor) </em>to join their <strong>Leaving Care Team</strong> in <strong>Bradford!</strong></p> <p><em>As a Leaving Care Specialist you will be expected to effectively support young people who are &quot;Looked After&quot; (in care) or have recently left care in the important component parts that make up their individual lives in order to maximise their life opportunities and help them reach their full potential.</em></p> <p><strong>Key responsibilities will include the following:</strong></p> <ul> <li>To facilitate, directly and indirectly the assessment of need and engaging with the ongoing monitoring and reassessment of need over time.</li><li>Provide practical, personal and emotional support to children and young people in order to meet assessed needs and promote their health, physical emotional development and wellbeing.</li><li>Support and advise young people leaving care in key areas including health, benefits, education, training, employment, accommodation/housing and personal wellbeing.</li><li>Identify ad support young people to overcome barriers to learning.</li><li>Enable and empower young people to make decisions in their lives and to self-advocate and advocate on behalf of young people who do not have the skills to do this.</li><li>Facilitate the construction of a Pathway Plan, from the assessment which establishes a viable response to established need over time.</li></ul> <p><strong>To be a successful candidate for this role you must have the following:</strong></p> <ul> <li>NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.</li><li>Experience of direct work with children, young people and families.</li><li>Full UK Drivers License.</li><li>Use of your own vehicle.</li></ul> <p>If you think you've got what it takes to succeed, or would love to find out more information, either</p> <ul> <li><strong>Hit the apply button now and follow the steps</strong></li><li><strong>Contact Sophie on </strong></li></ul> <p>Here at Spencer Clarke Group, we pride ourselves on connecting you with the best career opportunities; our experienced Consultants have extensive market knowledge in Social Care and will also provide expert career advice along the way.</p> <p>We also have a market leading referral scheme of up to &#163;350* so if you know of someone who may also be looking for an exciting career opportunity, ask them to contact Sophie at Spencer Clarke Group.</p> <p><em>*T's &amp; C's apply.</em></p>