Personal Advisor - Ref: CH08424

Salary G7 £32,654 - £37,035 pro rata, per annum

Contract: 3 permanent positions - 2 x 22 hours per week and 1 x 37 hours per week

Do you have significant experience of working with young people?

Would you like to be part of a passionate team within Children’s Services, Transition and Leaving Care?

If the answer is yes, join us as we seek a dedicated individual to join our team. The role of the PA is a unique one, it has its challenges but is extremely rewarding.

About the role:

The role of PA is to support young people leaving care as they transition into adulthood. You will provide advice and guidance, ensuring that they are aware of their rights and entitlements as a care leaver. This is a crucial time for our young people and it is essential you work collaboratively with partner agencies to ensure their needs are met.

Our priorities are to help our young people access opportunities for education and employment & safe, secure accommodation; you will play a leading role in making sure they get high quality support from us as corporate parents.

You will:

• Focus on the young person’s aspirations, needs and wellbeing to establish both a plan and a network of support.
• Passionately respect and honour their identity; believe in and listen to them, inform and support them and overall be a “Champion” for them.
• As part of the Government’s Rough Sleeper Initiative, also work with young care leavers who are at risk of rough sleeping, identifying accommodation pathways and provide the care they need to prevent this happening.

Why work for us?

As an employer, we provide an attractive employment package that includes:

• A generous annual leave entitlement offering (for this role) a minimum 28 days leave per year plus 9 concessionary days and in addition to a flexible working scheme that allows up to a further 12 days leave per year
• Access to an award winning pension scheme
• Recent development of the working environment which has created a modern professional space in which to work with improved technology that allows agile working
• Promotion of training and development opportunities to all our employees to help them progress and gain new skills
• A genuine commitment to equality of opportunity for our staff and customers - we aim to employ a representative workforce that reflects the communities we serve
• We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application.

Want to know more?

Then please contact the following officers who will be happy to discuss this exciting opportunity: Telephone: 01922 650575 (option 2), or email:

Samantha Hanson: Samantha.hanson@walsall.gov.uk

Andrew Caville: Andrew.Caville@walsall.gov.uk

Pal Edwards: Pal.Edwards@walsall.gov.uk

Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted.  Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them.   Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.

We welcome applications from previous applicants.

View Job Description and Employee Specification

Closing date: 19 th January 2025

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for this role.

This post is covered by the Government's Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.

For this role the successful candidate must undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. BPSS is the minimum standard to ensure the identify and integrity of an employee who has access to official information using secure networks linking central governments and local authorities. A BPSS check involves four main elements; Identity Check, National and Immigration Status, Employment History (last 3 years) and Verification of Criminal Record (unspent convictions only).

Read more about our benefits at https://go.walsall.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-/benefits-of-working-for-us