Personal Advisor

People and Place

Aftercare Team

Ref: G5/OL-74433

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £27,344 - £30,151 per annum (Grade 5)

and Essential Car user allowance provided.

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Metropolitan Place, Hobson Street, Oldham OL1 1TT

Closing Date: Sunday 26th February 2023

Interview Dates: TBC

Informal Enquiries: Tracey Taylor-Waite Team Manager - Email tracey.taylor-waite@oldham.gov.uk

Job Description & Person Specification.docx

Here’s why Oldham Children’s Social Care is the best place to be right now:

We’re investing £14.7million into our Children’s Social Care Service to expand our workforce and ensure that practitioners have the resources needed to support children and young people, including Care Leavers. We are looking for motivated and innovative individuals who share our ambition to deliver the best outcomes for young people leaving our care.

What do our Personal Advisers like most about working for us?

• Flexible and agile working arrangements
• Competitive pay
• High quality supervision and support
• A bespoke workplace and subsidised parking
• Access to a range of learning and training opportunities
• Fit for Oldham Scheme which offers free health and fitness opportunities

Here’s the role:

Working within the Council’s After Care Team, you will work with young people aged 16 to 25-years-old who are or have been looked after or accommodated by the local authority to help them to move on to live an independent life. You will be expected to work in a way which ensures that young people are empowered and supported and have access to opportunities and appropriate levels of support to assist their transition from care.

Here’s what we need from you:

Enthusiasm and a commitment to helping young people to successfully transition from care to independence. You need to have some experience of working with young people in this age group and be able to evidence commitment and determination to help young people achieve their aspirations.

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Staff Benefits

Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS and Requires Registration to the DBS Update Service. If successful, you will be required to register to the DBS Update Service to enable the Council to undertake rechecks throughout your employment. The cost to register is £13 and can be claimed back upon commencement to the role but will not be refunded if you do not accept the offer of employment.

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