Personal Advisor (Leaving Care Team) SO1 (£33,366 - £37,938) 37 hours, Full Time Permanent Hybrid: Central House and a mix of community and home working Application Deadline: 8th December 2024 11:59pm Shortlisting Date: 9th December 2024 Interview Date: 11th December 2024 Interview Type: Face to face interview with written test and Young People's Panel Your Role An opportunity has come up to join Stockport's Leaving Care Team as a Personal Adviser.
We are recruiting to meet the demand of the increase in numbers of young people in care and the extended support for care leavers up to the age of 25 years.
About You You will be highly motivated to achieve the very best outcomes for our young people who are leaving care and making the transition to adulthood.
You will have excellent skills in working flexibly and proactively with young people to ensure they reach their potential.
You will have a good understanding of trauma and the impact this can have on our young people.
You will be committed to partnership working with our colleagues in both children's and adults' services.
You will develop and maintain close relationships with all our partner agencies who play their part in supporting our care leavers.
About Us At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough.
Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North.
We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues.
As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
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If you would like to have an informal discussion about this post please contact Team Leader Pauline Plaiter: ****** The successful applicant's appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel.
As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme Privacy Notice Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.
We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce.
We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.
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