Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Personal Advisor to join a well-established Children’s service based in Croydon.
Pay Rate: To be confirmed
Contract: Locum
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Role purpose:
- Fulfil the statutory role of Personal Adviser and deliver the range of legal duties outlined in the Children Act 1989 to young people aged 16 to 25 who have been looked after by the council.
- Hold a caseload of young people and advise, assist and support them to achieve positive outcomes as outlined in their Pathway Plan, ensuring the council remains in contact with them and enables them to make a positive transition to independence and adulthood. This may include partnership working to prevent or reduce the risk and vulnerability factors associated with care leavers, including those who have unsettled immigration status.
- Implement and review Pathway Plans, through direct work with the young people, their families, their communities and carers (where appropriate) and support networks, using evidence-based models of support.
- Deliver the Local Offer for Care Leavers with partner agencies.
Requirements of the Personal Advisor:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services
Contact:
This Personal Advisor job is advertised by Michael Bowen; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
