Personal Advisor | Children Leaving Care | Burnley & Lancaster | Full time

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: [email protected]  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.

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