Member Job Opportunity: Barnardo's - Leaving Care Worker

Location: Lincolnshire Leaving Care Service – Lincoln
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37
Salary: £18,278 - £26,123 FTE
Closing Date: 25 July 2021
Interview Date: 11th August 2021

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Barnardo's Leaving Care Service is commissioned by Lincolnshire County Council to deliver Leaving Care provision for any child or young person that is the responsibility of Lincolnshire County Council. This includes Care Leavers that live outside the Lincolnshire Boundary.

We are looking for Leaving Care Workers to join our service who want to make a difference and have high aspirations for Care Leavers.

Lincolnshire Leaving Care Service provides:

• Leaving Care Workers  to provide information, advice, support and co-ordination of services with a focus on care-leavers who require additional specialist support.
  
• Pathway planning, preparation and reviews which are completed with input from other agencies as appropriate.
  
• Planning and arranging for Education, Employment and Training opportunities and preparation for care leavers to take up these opportunities.
  
• Support to promote care leavers health and well-being access to healthcare services.
  
• Preparation for care leavers transition to adulthood, including developing financial capability, accessing other agencies support and teaching life skills.

The aims and objectives are:

• To help care leavers achieve their full potential as they transition to adulthood.
  
• To ensure holistic, early and effective planning for care leavers and engage other services quickly so that any concerns are not allowed to escalate.
  
• To ensure care leavers are living in suitable accommodation and are well prepared for independent living.
  
• To ensure care leavers are in Education, Employment and Training and are able to financially support themselves without additional state benefits.
  
• To ensure that care leavers needs with regards ethnicity, religion and culture are recognised and accommodated.
  
• To ensure care leavers are good citizens and make a positive contribution to society.
  
• To ensure care leavers are good parents and are supported in meeting their  own children's needs.
  
• To ensure early input and a smooth transition to adult services for care leavers that will need support in adulthood.
• To advocate for care leavers with other stakeholders and improve the skills, knowledge and understanding of professionals working with care leavers; thus, improving access for care leavers to other services.
• To demonstrate that care leavers are satisfied with the care and support they receive.

The successful candidate will receive regular supervision from a Line Manager and also benefit from been a member of a great team in our Lincoln office.

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 and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.

Full details and application documents here