Personal Advisor
Hackney
Job Role
To establish rapport and build respectful relationships with care leavers, their families and their support networks whilst undertaking Review Pathway Plans and co-ordinate support interventions ensuring that their views and wishes are heard and recorded accurately.
Having obtained consent from the care leaver, to engage and communicate effectively with other agencies and include their professional views in plans for care leavers, working collaboratively and maintaining regular liaison in the best interests of care leavers.
To work with care leavers in their accommodation or other settings on an agreed basis so as to monitor, assess risk and assist in the implementation of an agreed plan of support using evidenced-based methodologies and by offering practical help to enable care leavers to help themselves, and support them to develop their role as young parents or carers where relevant.
To work independently, and when appropriate as the lead professional, make decisions about the tasks that need doing, taking responsibility for these decisions and their impact on the care leaver.
To bring to the attention of your line manager any concerns relating to the quality of a care leaver's accommodation or their safety and well-being and/or other young people they share with.
To use a task-centred approach to enable care leavers to develop independence skills and liaise with their keyworkers to provide regular feedback on the progress made towards the agreed Pathway Plan outcomes including any changes.
To prepare clear and concise Review Pathway Plans based on evidence in relation to your work with care leavers as required and to agreed standards and timescales.
To attend and participate in multi-agency meetings including Looked After Children Reviews and Child Protection Conferences for any young parents, promoting at all times the best outcomes for children and young people.
To learn about local resources, facilities and other sources of support available to care leavers as appropriate, and support them to develop links with those community services including adult services.