Personal Advisor

Salary: £39,336
Location: 5 Pancras Square, London N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: x 3 Secondment/Fixed Term for 12 months 
Closing date: Monday 8th July 2024 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: TBC

About Camden

Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.  Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. 

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved

Paving the way to Independence!

Camden Care Experienced service (CE) is passionate about supporting Care Leavers to develop skills that will enable them to live in the community independently. The team work closely with professionals from a range of agencies including education, apprenticeships scheme, colleges, Police, Youth Offending Services and key workers in semi-independent accommodations in order to promote and meet each young person’s needs. We are determined to drive and improve outcomes for Looked After Children and Care Leavers and to enable them to move on to independence in a way that enhances their life chances. 

As a Personal Advisor you will work alongside social workers in a busy 16-18 Children Looked After Service, and with Care Leavers aged 18-25, supporting young people reaching independence. Through the creation of trusted relationships, you will promote the development of practical skills such as budgeting, maintaining accommodation and engagement with education and training. You will also promote the social and emotional wellbeing of young adults, through relational practice.

This is an exciting an evolving area of practice and an opportunity to play a key role in the development of young people progressing through the care system to independence.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.

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All About you

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

The successful candidate will demonstrate good working knowledge of the legislative framework relating to children, particularly the Children Act 1989 and all legislation related to looked after children and Children in Need. 

You will need the following;

• Good working knowledge of the legislative framework of social service department.
• Experience of working with young people aged 16-25 years old supporting them with their accommodation and developing a wide range of independent living skills.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the legislative framework relating to children and young people, particularly the Children Act 1989 and The Leaving Care Act 2000.
• To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the pressures faced by families and young people living in socially deprived neighbourhoods. The issues faced by young people leaving care and how best to prevent homelessness as an adult leaving care.
• Commitment to work as part of the team developing the drop in centre which has regular events, such as money matters sessions, sexual health clinics and sessions on housing, benefits and employment etc.

Do you have the determination and commitment to make a difference? If yes, then we would like to hear from you!

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity 

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity 

Asking for Adjustments 

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.