Personal Advisor
Children's Services

People and Place

Personal Advisor

Ref: G5/OL-37612 

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

Salary: £24,313 - £26,999

Essential Car user allowance provided..

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Metropolitan Place, Hobson Street, Oldham OL1 1TT

Closing date: 26th April 2020

Shortlisting: 28th April 2020

Interview Dates: 6th May 2020

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

 

Role overview

 

Working within the council’s After Care Team, you will work with young people aged 16 25 years old who are or have been looked after or accommodated by the local authority in order to assist them to live an independent life.  You will be expected to work in an anti-oppressive way, ensuring that our young people have life opportunities and appropriate levels of support.

About the role.

Oldham is a great place to work, always striving to ensure we create the best environment for our Social Workers. The social work teams are based in a purposefully redeveloped high quality town centre social work office which provides the best quality technology and space for social work to flourish. The office has easy access to motorway networks and other amenities.

 

As a Personal Advisor in Oldham you will benefit from flexible working, good work life balance, high quality supervision and support, and your own desk to work from. We further offer essential car allowance and a free weekly car parking pass.

 

Staff Benefits

  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employee assistance Scheme
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Fit for Oldham Scheme which offers free health and fitness opportunities
  • Employee discount Card
  • Essential Car User Allowance for designated posts with fully subsidised parking
  • Other designated car user allowance offered with part subsidised parking permit
  • An Employment Assistance Scheme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
  • Paid leave (up to 31 days excluding bank holidays dependent on length of service and opportunity to buy extra leave through the council’s purchase scheme)
  • Flexible working arrangements

If you believe you have the skills and knowledge to join us, please read the job description and make an application to join our exciting team in Oldham.

Key responsibilities

  • To carry out the responsibilities and duties for looked after children in line with the Leaving Care Act (2000) and the Children Act (1989) whilst acting as an advocate for young people.
  • To promote the involvement of young people in all aspects of service delivery and pathway planning and develop and maintain relationships with young people who are or have been looked after.
  • To ensure files and records are accurately maintained, reflecting partnerships with families. In accordance with council policies and procedures.
  • You will need to manage a caseload effectively, ensuring provision of written electronic records in line with the council’s systems.

Key Requirements

  • Educated to DIPSW or degree level social work;
  • HCPC registration;
  • Evidence of professional development;
  • The ability to use IT;
  • Substantial post qualification experience in statutory childcare services;
  • Working as part of a team;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Willingness to improve practice of self and others;
  • An enhanced DBS is required.   

About Us

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

 

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: Privacy Notice

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

This opportunity is open to internal and external applicants and registered applications of the Get Oldham Working scheme.  However, where a meaningful shortlist can be drawn from internal applications in the first instance, and residents of Oldham subsequently, these applicants shall be given priority access to the vacancy in line with the Council’s Recruitment and Selection Policy.


Location
Metropolitan Place
Vacancy Description
 

People and Place

Personal Advisor

Ref: G5/OL-37612 

Contract Type: Permanent Full Time

Salary: £24,313 - £26,999

Essential Car user allowance provided..

Hours: 36.66 per week

Based: Metropolitan Place, Hobson Street, Oldham OL1 1TT

Closing date: 26th April 2020

Shortlisting: 28th April 2020

Interview Dates: 6th May 2020

Job Description and Person Specification.doc

 

Role overview

 

Working within the council’s After Care Team, you will work with young people aged 16 25 years old who are or have been looked after or accommodated by the local authority in order to assist them to live an independent life.  You will be expected to work in an anti-oppressive way, ensuring that our young people have life opportunities and appropriate levels of support.

About the role.

Oldham is a great place to work, always striving to ensure we create the best environment for our Social Workers. The social work teams are based in a purposefully redeveloped high quality town centre social work office which provides the best quality technology and space for social work to flourish. The office has easy access to motorway networks and other amenities.

 

As a Personal Advisor in Oldham you will benefit from flexible working, good work life balance, high quality supervision and support, and your own desk to work from. We further offer essential car allowance and a free weekly car parking pass.

 

Staff Benefits

  • Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Employee assistance Scheme
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Fit for Oldham Scheme which offers free health and fitness opportunities
  • Employee discount Card
  • Essential Car User Allowance for designated posts with fully subsidised parking
  • Other designated car user allowance offered with part subsidised parking permit
  • An Employment Assistance Scheme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
  • Paid leave (up to 31 days excluding bank holidays dependent on length of service and opportunity to buy extra leave through the council’s purchase scheme)
  • Flexible working arrangements

If you believe you have the skills and knowledge to join us, please read the job description and make an application to join our exciting team in Oldham.

Key responsibilities

  • To carry out the responsibilities and duties for looked after children in line with the Leaving Care Act (2000) and the Children Act (1989) whilst acting as an advocate for young people.
  • To promote the involvement of young people in all aspects of service delivery and pathway planning and develop and maintain relationships with young people who are or have been looked after.
  • To ensure files and records are accurately maintained, reflecting partnerships with families. In accordance with council policies and procedures.
  • You will need to manage a caseload effectively, ensuring provision of written electronic records in line with the council’s systems.

Key Requirements

  • Educated to DIPSW or degree level social work;
  • HCPC registration;
  • Evidence of professional development;
  • The ability to use IT;
  • Substantial post qualification experience in statutory childcare services;
  • Working as part of a team;
  • Excellent communication skills;
  • Willingness to improve practice of self and others;
  • An enhanced DBS is required.   

About Us

 

Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough.  Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.

 

The Council has a clear set of Values and Behaviours, our Values outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses.  Internally we have translated these values into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view the Values and Behaviours on our Greater. Jobs pages Working for Oldham

 

For details of how we use your data please see out privacy notice: Privacy Notice

 

Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for an at risk employee, it can be pulled back at any point up to the post being formally offered to an external candidate or an internal candidate that is not at risk of redundancy. 

Oldham Right to Work in the UK.doc

This opportunity is open to internal and external applicants and registered applications of the Get Oldham Working scheme.  However, where a meaningful shortlist can be drawn from internal applications in the first instance, and residents of Oldham subsequently, these applicants shall be given priority access to the vacancy in line with the Council’s Recruitment and Selection Policy.