Personal Advisor

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In Barnsley we believe in working collaboratively with our families and are excited about becoming a signs of safety local authority. When you join us, you can come on this exciting journey with us and have access to a full suite of development and training opportunities.

We are an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ Childrens Services and a double award-winning, high-performing council with a growing economy, a thriving town centre and some truly impressive outcomes in our communities. We have been awarded Council of the Year for 2023 by the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) and The Municipal Journal (MJ). Our excellent Children's Services has been a key part of our win; we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved not just for the council but for our partners and Barnsley.

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About the Post:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Personal Advisor post in the Leaving Care Team, Future Directions. You will be working with Care Experienced young people aged between sixteen to twenty-five. Transitioning from care can be daunting and scary, your role will be to ensure that young people who you are working with are fully equipped and prepared to navigate their way through to adulthood.

You will be working alongside our young people to ensure good outcomes and the service that we provide is the best that it can be. This is an excellent opportunity for a Personal Advisor who wants to make a difference and join our stable and dedicated team. We have fantastic learning and development opportunities, and we highly value our staff.

We want every young person within our service to achieve all their aspirations in life, be safe and strive for the best. We want to recruit a passionate Personal Advisor who can be a strong advocate, work closely alongside partner agencies and teach young people that giving up isn’t an option.

In Barnsley we are deeply committed to getting the best outcomes for our young people. Having Personal Advisors who are enthusiastic, committed, and passionate will make a difference. Do you think this could be you? Young people and families are at the centre of all that we do, and our practice is underpinned by established relationships and really knowing and understanding the young people who we work with.

In Future Directions we support Personal Advisors to develop excellent assessment and analytical skills, which is key to understanding young people’s worlds. We are a very supportive and long-standing team. You will be fully supported to develop the confidence to make timely decisions and implement Pathway Plans with achievable goals to ensure the best possible outcomes.

Why it’s great to work in Barnsley:

• A highly competitive salary
• High quality regular supervision and support and a nurturing management team that encourages learning and development
• Flexible working
• A commitment to continuous professional development with a strong training and development offer for staff at all levels
• Relocation package
• Good IT support and equipment
• A commitment to health and wellbeing and access to dedicated assistance programme
• Just 4 You Benefits https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/jobs/just4you/

Shape a better future with us

By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Let’s make a better Barnsley for everyone.

A lot to look forward to

Here at Barnsley, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. As part of our team, you can be sure we’ll do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. Our dedicated Practice Development Hub will support you to prioritise learning and enabling you to achieve your potential. We’ve created a development process that lets you grow in the way that suits you - whether that’s training to be a leader or learning flexibly online. If you feel that you have the skills, knowledge and experience which will help us to achieve positive outcomes for our children, young people and families in Barnsley then we would like to hear from you.

If you would like to know more, please contact our Practice Development Hub on practicedevelopmentteam@barnsley.gov.uk

If you would like an informal discussion about this vacancy, please contact LisaArnull@barnsley.gov.uk or WendyBinns2@barnsley.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Monday 20 July