Southend-on-Sea City Council
Location
Southend on Sea, Essex | United Kingdom
Job description
Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Unitary local authority, providing vital services to meet the needs of the local community. We employ around 1,800 staff who are working alongside our partners and local communities to deliver the Southend 2050 ambition and make lives better for the people of Southend.
Working for Southend-on-Sea City Council offers a challenging and rewarding career in local government within a collaborative and innovate environment, with the benefit of flexible working practices to support a positive work-life balance. As a Unitary Authority, we are responsible for all local government functions ranging from social services, transport, public health and parks through to planning, trading standards, community safety and education, so we offer a wide range of career opportunities. The diversity of our economy and communities and investment in a number of exciting regeneration projects makes our Council a great place to work, learn and make a difference.
Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, agency Senior Personal Advisor who is able to undertake the role of liaison officer between aftercare Personal Advisor, the social worker and other colleagues, to make sure that there is a planned transition of the care lever to adulthood.
The Senior Personal Advisor, oversees that the care leavers are living in suitable accommodation, have the opportunity of being engaged in work, training or education and that they are not socially isolated.
You will be required to provide consultation on casework and contribute to the development of colleagues within the team and, where appropriate, the wider service by virtue of being an experienced and reliable practitioner.
You will provide an efficient and cost-effective service to young people, ensuring that their needs are professionally assessed. Making sure that every young person will have a professional and comprehensive Pathway Plan and risk assessment.
If you are a person who is passionate and highly motivated about developing services within a health and social care perspective, we would want to hear from you.
To be successful in this position you must have worked within front line services, preferably as a Personal Advisor. You must have knowledge of the issues that young people face along with experience of looked after children and practice experience of applying assessment skills within a statutory social work setting.
You are required to have excellent communication skills, inc. verbal, written. Knowledge of methods of social work interventions, relevant legislation regulations, guidance and policy issues.
If you are interested in this role, please click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.
All applicants for this role will require an enhanced DBS check.
The Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications, regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief.
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