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HERE4U -Woodley Family Centre, 46 Church Road, Woodley (Hybrid)

Permanent, Full time

Basic DBS check required

£35,235 - £38,626 per annum

37 hours


Personal Adviser (Leaving Care): Children we care for and young people leaving our care team (Here4U)

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Personal Adviser (focussed on young people leaving our care) due to expansion in the Children we care for and young people leaving our care team (Here4U).

As a member of the Here4U team you will have limitless opportunities to make a huge difference to the lives of young people (up to 25 years) who are leaving our care.  The team support these young people to ensure they receive the best possible opportunities in life.

In the Here4U Team you will be working directly with young people from age 16 – 25yrs old on a daily basis, building long term relationships supporting them to achieve their potential as adults.

The pod that this role will be based in, will have particular emphasis on supporting our young people who have been in our care as Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC). The successful candidate will therefore have exceptional verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and the ability to connect with individuals from a range of backgrounds with unique experiences.

To enable you to work to your best we will develop you in your role and as part of the team; additional training and support will be provided, and you will have an opportunity to develop the range of interventions and skills you bring to make a difference to children and young people. You will have opportunities to work alongside your peers, with the delivery of group work and activities with care leavers.

This role will require the worker to have some flexibility in the working hours to meet young people’s needs, with the possibility of evening and weekend work. It is also likely that this role will require some flexibility with regards to travelling to meet with our young people, and you will therefore require a full UK Driving Licence for this role.

Our Offer

  • Salary: £35,235 - £38,626
  • Annual Leave: 28 days, plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 33 with 5yrs continuous service).
  • Senior Social Worker Annual Leave: 30 days, plus 8 bank holidays (rising to 35 with 5yrs continuous service).
  • Local Government Pension Scheme.
  • Continuous professional development with full access to our broad Learning and Development offer.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Supportive management.

Closing date: 8th April at 11pm

Interview Date: 23rd & 24th April

If you are interested in this role and would like more information or an informal discussion, please contact either:

Holly Potter (Here4U Team Manager) Holly.Potter@wokingham.gov.uk or

Alix Williams (Recruitment & Retention Specialist for Children’s Social Care) alix.williams@wokingham.gov.uk

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. WBC is an equal opportunities employer.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer. 
 
Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Please note: We will be reviewing applications on a daily basis, and as such this advert timeframe is subject to early closure.


Closing date: Tue 08/04/2025 at 23:00
Job reference: REC2410111
Vacancy downloads:

.Candidate_briefing_note.pdf

Competency_Framework.pdf

Personal_Adviser_JD_18.04.2024.pdf

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