Personal Advisor, Manchester City Council

Personal Advisor, Manchester City Council
Pay rate to £16 per hour
Contract role
We are recruiting for an experienced Personal Advisor to work in a New Arrivals team in Manchester City Council. 
The Leaving Care Personal Advisor working within the New Arrivals team will provide a statutory service to unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people aged between 16-25 years who have been or are Looked After by Manchester City Council. 
You will manage a case load of children between the ages of 16 to 25 years in supporting social workers to progress post 18 plans.  
Establish and maintain positive relationships with service users to support them prepare for adulthood; working proactively with appropriate stakeholders to assess the individual’s needs and ensure young people have positive outcomes.
Provide support and advice to service users which provide the opportunity to engage with appropriate local and national organised and community-based services.
Monitor, evaluate and review assessments as required determining suitable adjustments to ensure that service users are able to achieve their agreed goals.
You will work with the multi-agency team around the child or young people.  
You will contribute/be part of our journey to 'Good to Outstanding' journey to continue to improve quality of practice and compliance across the services for our children and young people. 
Work with colleagues and stakeholders to produce effective plans of support/intervention that respond to service users' individual needs, identify, and reduce their vulnerability to risk situations.
About the Candidate:
Candidates should be able to demonstrate the following skills:
·         Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates an understanding of the views of others and communicates in a realistic and practical manner using appropriate language and listens attentively to views and issues of others. 
·          Analytical Skills: Ability to engage with multi agency partners to identify information and to know how to go about obtaining the relevant information. 
·          Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, accurately and in a way that promotes understanding. 
·          Planning and Organising: Demonstrate the ability to organize multiple tasks in the most effective way and allocate time and energy according to task complexity and priority. 
·         Problem Solving and Decision Making: Able to interpret rules and guidelines and know when something needs to refer to a supervisor/manager 
·          Administrative Skills: Ability to use and accurately maintain effective record keeping and administration systems in a rapidly changing environment. 
·          IT: Ability to use multiple applications, systems, and associated software packages. 
 
 
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Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:

• Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
  • Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
  • Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
  • Looked After Children (LAC)
  • Children’s Social Work
  • Adult Social Work
  • Service Manager
  • Head of Service
  • Team Manager
  • Assistant Team Manager
  • A wide range of housing roles
  • Careers in SEND in local authorities

 
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