Personal Advisor - Care Experienced Young

At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.

• Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
• Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
• You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.

Please visit The Sandwell Deal via this hyperlink:

We are recruiting for a Personal Advisor within Care Experienced Young People, this is a fixed term contact for 12 months.

This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced practitioners who are passionate and committed to providing support to our Care Experienced Young People.

• Working with young people leaving care to ensure a smooth transition into independence
• Assisting and supporting young people to prepare for independence and to support them once independent
• Maintaining accurate records as required on the young person’s file.

• NVQ level 3 or above in a Social Care, Education, Health, Youth & Community Service or Early Years.
• Experience of working with young people experiencing difficulties within their families.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplined partnerships i.e. housing, welfare rights & careers guidance.
• Experience of managing a caseload.

When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #Come Home To Sandwell . With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.

So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.

Sandwell Children’s Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.

To apply please click on the link below to complete an application form and view the Sandwell Deal: