Posted on
25/05/2022
Category
Local Government
Job type
Contract
Salary
£23.50 (Umbrella)
Ref ID
DH1653498949

Contact Name
Sean Stoney
Phone
01514402159
Your email address
admin@locumpersonnel.com
Website
https://www.locumpersonnel.uk/
ROYALTY FEE = £500 (minus 10% admin fee)
ROYALTY ID = DH1653498949
Job Description:
- To case manage young people leaving care and who have left care, including those with high and complex needs, who require personal advisor services.
- To work jointly with the children looked after social worker to assess and plan for a young person whilst they are eligible and then taking on full case responsibility for a young people when they cease to be looked after.
- To effectively communicate to young people what support they can except to receive via the leaving care service and their role in maintaining this support once they leave care.
- To encourage and empower young people to participate in planning and decision making for their futures.
- To promote positive outcomes for young people by supporting them to maintain accommodation, seek and maintain employment, education and/or training.
- To support to the ongoing development of life skills and independent living for young people who have left care.
- To assist young people to build resilience and reduce vulnerabilities (in areas such as domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse offending behaviour, sexual exploitation).
- To facilitate direct access to advice and information and universal and targeted support services that meet the specific needs of young people.
- To ensure that young people are continually engaged with the identified support services.
- To undertake evening visits and duties as and when required.
- To provide advice, information and support to other professionals about the service.
- To ensure that all electronic recording is completed in a timely manner and regularly updated.
- To maintain the quality professional standards for the service.
- To promote user participation and consultation in the design, delivery and evaluation of services to young people leaving care.