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Personal Advisor | Children Leaving Care | Burnley & Lancaster | Full time
Lancashire County Council
Burnley, England, United Kingdom£29,071 – £33,119["Full time"]
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Salary £29,071 - £33,119 Per Annum Permanent/ Fixed Term, Full time, 37 Hours
Per Week | Children Leaving Care
• Burnley| Lancaster
International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship
Personal Advisor | Burnley & Lancaster
We're recruiting for a Personal Advisor, based in the Children Leaving Care
Service. We have two full time Personal Advisor Roles based in the following
locations:
1 x -Permanent
1 x fixed-term
Core objectives:
• Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.
• Children and young people achieve their full potential in education, learning
and future employment.
• Children and young people enjoy heathy lifestyles and know how to help
others.
• Children, young people and families have a voice in shaping the support they
receive.
• Children and young people live in Lancashire where they can enjoy a good
quality of life, be happy and want to stay.
To deliver these objectives it will be necessary for the post holder:
• To work as part of the Leaving Care Service, to ensure the development,
delivery and continuous improvement of services for children, young people
and their families and carers in Lancashire.
• To work in partnership with colleagues within Children's Social Care to
ensure consistency of practice across the county and to promote the
development of a supportive collaborative culture across the service.
• To work in partnership with children and young people, parents and carers,
education, health and other agencies/professionals supporting children and
young people to provide effective support that improves outcomes for
children, young people and their families.
• To ensure young people leaving care are at the centre of all practice and
processes.
• To ensure children and young people are provided with the right support at
the right time.
• To ensure the effective and efficient use of available resources in support
of the well-being and development of children and young people leaving care.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be
found on LCC Vacancies website.
Please contact Team Manager: Bethany.Bentham@Lancashire.gov.uk with any
questions or to discuss opportunities to work for Lancashire County Council
Children's Services.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if
we receive sufficient applications.
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to
evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to
shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be
required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a
'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process'
tab.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of
this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if
you cannot drive because of a disability.
Job Description and
Person Specification
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