Job Details
Job Purpose
To ensure the diverse population of care leavers are provided with the necessary support, to successfully make their transition to adulthood. To provide a high quality service to care leavers, working in partnership where possible with families, and other statutory and third sector organisations
To participate in team, service meetings and activities as appropriate
Key responsibilities/activities
1. Deliver a high quality service to care leavers aimed at ensuring best outcomes and enabling the young person to succeed as they make their transition to adulthood.
2. Regularly prepare, update, review and implement pathway plans in conjunction with the supervising manager and ensure parallel planning where applicable.
3. Undertake human rights assessments and ensure that the rights of young people are observed.
3. Co-ordinate the provision of services and take reasonable steps so that care leavers make use of services available
4. Keep informed about care leavers’ progress and wellbeing; ensuring plans are progressed to meet assessed need.
5. Keep full, accurate and up to date records of contacts with care leavers and services provided, accurately and in a timely manner on the care leaver’s electronic case file.
6. Work holistically with care leavers and families around times of transition and transfer to additional services where appropriate.
7. Seek active partnership with parents, carers and other professionals to promote and safeguard the welfare of young people.
8. Support care leavers to enter and sustain education, training and employment.
9. Work with other organisations to overcome barriers to learning and employment faced by young people.
10. Support care leavers in all aspects of the process required to access accommodation and to ensure they are supported to maintain their tenancy and their resettlement needs are met.
Umbrella hourly rate –
