Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Leaving Care Worker (Personal Advisor)

Location: Peterborough and/ or Sleaford
Salary: £19,192 - £26,234
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37
Closing Date: 19 March 2023
Interview Date: 06 April 2023

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Barnardo's work in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council to deliver its Leaving Care Service for young people aged 16-25. We support, encourage, and empower care experienced young people to live independent lives.

Lincolnshire County Council have been inspected by Ofsted and have achieved an ‘Outstanding' grade for the service we provide.

Due to the increase of numbers of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people arriving in the UK, we are looking to recruit a Leaving Care worker (Personal Advisor) to work in our Peterborough and/ or Sleaford office. There are three other offices within Lincolnshire with options to work from any of them when required, however the office base with this position is Peterborough. 

The expectation of a successful candidate will be to have a good understanding of the barriers faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people during their journey to the UK and whilst living in the UK.  

Knowledge of the risks worries and safeguarding concerns when working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people is essential.

Initial Specific Responsibilities
To carry out pathway plans, statutory visits and risk assessments for Lincolnshire care experienced young people.  

Within Lincolnshire the Signs of Safety model is used across County as an assessment tool.

Offer support and guidance with accommodation, health, EET, finances and independent skills.

Supplementary Information

• Experience of working with Children in Care and Care experienced young people is essential.
• Continued professional development and a desire to learn is essential.
• Experience of working with the Signs of Safety programme is desirable.
• The LCW/ PA (Leaving Care worker/ Personal Advisor) has a statutory responsibility to provide advice and support and to participate in a care leaver's assessment, attend the young person's statutory reviews (under 18) and preparation of the Pathway Plan.
• The LCW can also work in partnership to provide information, advice and guidance on: 

               - Appropriate accommodation
               - Helping the care leaver to acquire independent living skills.
               - Employment, Education and Training
               - Finance – New homes Grant, Universal credit
               - Asylum claims
               - Health issues
               - Helping care leavers to positively engage with services and   
                 participate in life in general according to their own wishes.
 
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which should be in place by 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Benefits

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Corporate University

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Source:
https://jobs.barnardos.org.uk