PA – Personal Advisor 11+ (Grade 7)

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified

Location : Ty Catrin, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:30
Salary: £16.08




To provide a quality needs led service for disabled young people with complex needs16+  who are preparing to leave care and to provide their support post care in a sensitive manner that reflects the authority’s equalities policy. 

To act as an advocate for these service users and to take on a quality assurance role, by ensuring pathway plans are specifically tailored to the service users needs and have clear identifiable objectives and outcomes;

To operate in a mobile flexible service necessitating staff to carry out planned duties as an essential part of their working life

To provide a personal advisor role for all categories of young people under section 104 as required by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 including the production and review of the pathway plan post 18.

To have case responsibility for disabled young people with complex needs post 18 and ensure their pathway plans are reviewed every six months and changed to reflect their circumstances. 

To assess, negotiate, determine and agree outcomes in relation to the young person’s health, education and financial needs;

To help all disabled young people with complex needs contribute to an assessment of their needs prior to their 16th birthday;

KNOWLEDGE / EDUCATION 

            A commitment to achieving the QCF Level 3 in Care within 2 years of being allocated an assessor;

Willingness to attend and be assessed on additional underpinning knowledge and training;

Knowledge of legislation Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014  and any policies underpinning Children’s Services.

Knowledge of adolescent development

Knowledge of child protection issues

Understanding of the effects of deprivation on young people 

Knowledge of equal opportunities and anti oppressive practice  

Welsh Language Level 1 – All employees will be required to undertake a basic Welsh Language Induction to reach this level. 


EXPERIENCE    


Experience of direct work with young people

Worked with multi agency partners Assessed the needs of children and/or young people in a social care setting or living independently;

Implemented the core planning process;

 Experience of working with education, employment or training providers; Worked within a social care setting with young people for a minimum of two years

Experience of establishing and maintaining good professional practice