personal advisor

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.

An exciting opportunity has become available within Children in Care and Care Leavers for a Personal Advisor.

Personal Advisors are the last point of contact for our young people on their journey through care and into adulthood. As a personal advisor, you will start to work with young people from their 16th birthday, forming relationships and contributing to their pathway plan on their journey into independence.

The role involves working with a wide range of differing needs/complexities and supporting one of the most vulnerable groups within society, you must be able to work with partner agencies and be prepared to travel/respond to crisis as they arise. We work with young people up until their 21st birthday and the support can be extended up until their 25th birthday if this is necessary. Personal advisors can often be the only professional involved with a care leaver therefore, the role includes practical as well as emotional support along with providing advice and guidance or signposting to various support services. You will be responsible for reviewing the needs of 21+ and qualifying care leavers on an annual basis too.

In terms of the skills needed, you must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as the passion and enthusiasm to support young adults to make positive change and lead successful adult lives. An ability to engage the most hard to reach is also essential along with the ability to be persistent and consistent for those who find it hard to work with professionals/services.

Being a personal advisor is really rewarding and a very important role within a young person's journey, this being the final stage of involvement for Children's Services, our ethos is that we make this as positive and as impactful as we possibly can.

You will be part of a well-established and supportive team and will have regular supervision that offers reflection and direction.,

• Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.


• Competitive Rates of pay


• In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support


• Enhanced DBS completed.


• Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team


• An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant


• Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area
  
  We have now moved to our new building in Time Square, this is a great work space with hubs and pods which will provide a great environment to work, furthermore, with cafes and restaurants on the doorstep. In addition, as a result of the pandemic we have reviewed our working practices and now offer significant opportunities to work from home.

We have high aspirations for our children and welcome those who share our ambition!
So if you want to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and young people with relationship based practice at the heart of everything we do and develop great relationships, then come and join us in Warrington where we are passionate about our work with children and families.

DBS clearance is required.
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer

You must have:

• Post qualified experience.


• Enhanced DBS/Update service.


• References required for the last 5 years of employment.
  
  In Warrington we want all children and families to benefit from high quality and purposeful relationships with professionals. We believe this will help create the best opportunities for people to change and reach their full potential. We also believe one of the most effective ways to improve the outcomes for children and families is through providing our social workers with the best conditions in which they can thrive.


Here in Warrington we are proud to be graded Good in all areas in our 2019 Ofsted inspection. Which says;-
"Most social workers are permanent and experienced employees. This is complemented by a continuous supply of both recently qualified and qualifying social workers, who unanimously endorse the high standard of support and early career development provided by the local authority. Social workers' morale across the service is high, and they are realising the benefits of smaller teams, continuous allocation to children, manageable caseloads and the considerable investment in their training and development. Social workers also appreciate the importance given to their emotional well-being and welfare through regular 'check-ins'."
In Warrington we want all children and families to benefit from high quality and purposeful relationships with professionals. We believe this will help create the best opportunities for people to change and reach their full potential. We also believe one of the most effective ways to improve the outcomes for children and families is through providing our social workers with the best conditions in which they can thrive.

What else we can offer you:

• Great training and progression opportunities.


• We value good supervision and Time to Talk.


• We recognise that everyone is on their own individual journey and will tailor support to help you to achieve.


• We thrive off good multiagency working and relationships and have excellent support services available to assist with supporting families.

Our people make Warrington work! Because our people do such a great job, we've put together an attractive and competitive benefits package.


• Car leasing scheme (salary sacrifice)


• Comprehensive discount shopping platform


• Rail season ticket scheme


• Generous annual leave allowance


• Attractive pension scheme