Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Fixed Term
An opportunity has arisen to join a busy diverse team working directly with and supporting Leicester’s care leavers. You will work as part of the Leaving care Team to provide support to young people in care and care leavers, to ensure a positive transition to adulthood and independence. The team’s priorities are to ensure that young people are living in suitable accommodation, have opportunities to engage in education, employment, or training, and can contribute positively within their local communities.
This is for a fixed term of 9 months position working 37 hours per week. You’ll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at Halford House or working remotely from home to suit your needs. you’ll be required to take part in Team Duty Cover Rota which takes place from Halford House.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll understand the many challenges faced by the group of young people we work with and be able to develop effective working relationships with them and advocate on their behalf.
Your day-to-day activities will include, but not be limited to, carrying a caseload of eligible, relevant, and former relevant young people to provide appropriate advice, support, and advocacy to meet assessed needs.
In addition, you’ll contribute to assessments and preparation of Pathway plans and carry out identified tasks within the child’s plan ensuring service provision is appropriate and sensitive to the cultural needs of young people and their families as agreed with Team Manager or allocated social worker.
You’ll arrange and co-ordinate the provision of services to Looked After Children and care leavers to meet assessed needs in partnership with the allocated social worker and young person. As well as this, you’ll need to maintain appropriate liaison with young people, Social Workers, and involved agencies in order to monitor progress and well-being, retains focus of work and agrees future involvement of different agencies.
What you’ll need
As an empathetic person who can communicate their thoughts in a variety of settings. You’ll show passion and commitment to providing a high-quality service to the young people of Leicester and their families.
You’ll have relevant employment experience providing services directly to children, young people and/or their families. In addition, experience in independently working with a caseload of young people, from diverse backgrounds is essential. Through this experience you’ll have gained an in-depth understanding of the many challenges faced by this group of young people. With knowledge and understanding of legislative and procedural requirements such as Leaving Care Act 2000 and Children Act 1989, you’ll ensure care leavers have a positive transition to adulthood and independence.
Using your excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you’ll develop effective working relationships with social workers and external agencies so that you can effectively advocate on the behalf of young people. With good organisational skills and the ability to work within relevant legislation, you’ll be able to undertake multi-agency and partnership working.
This role does require visiting a variety of locations, on occasion not within Leicester City. A driving license is essential to this post.
Due to the nature of this role, you’ll be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Neil Sewell Leaving care Team Manager on 0116 454 2444.
