Job Introduction
Bradford Children and Families Trust was established in April 2023 to enhance the quality and delivery of Children’s Services across our district. Our purpose is clear, to ensure that our promise to improve the lives of children and young people in Bradford becomes a reality. It’s a tough ask. It requires dedication, determination, and resilience – but under a new Chief Executive, Senior Leadership team and an unswerving drive to deliver the best outcomes, we are confident that we’ll achieve our ambition – and you, yours.
So, if you’re up for the Challenge we’d love to hear from you!
About The Role
Bradford Children and Families Trust are expanding the Care Leavers Service and are recruiting for Personal Advisors to work with children and young people aged between 16 years and 25 years of age preparing to leave care.
Personal Advisors guide and support young people leaving care to navigate the path to adulthood and support them to build the skills and support networks that they need to live a successful adult life.
Personal Advisors help young people to plan for their future. They support young people by creating a pathway plan with them, which outlines their rights, entitlements what support they need to develop into adulthood and how this will be provided.
Personal Advisors are resourceful and practical, helping young people to develop the skills that they need such as money skills, managing a home, food shopping and other practical skills. They also help young people plan their education, training and employment options and help young people to get the right support they need for their health and wellbeing, social needs, relationships, and housing.
About you
We want young people leaving care to feel loved and cared about and to know that we have high aspirations for their future. If you believe this too, believe that you can be that caring person for young people leaving care and make a positive impact on their lives, we want to hear from you.
Personal advisors must be able to connect with young people, be a good listener and be able to build strong trusting relationships with young people. Personal advisors need to understand the difficulties that leaving care can pose for children in care and care leavers and demonstrate empathy and care for them.
You will need to be confident, proactive and able to work in partnership with all multi-agencies to ensure young people get the support and care they need.
To do this role you will need to be committed and passionate about helping young people achieve their potential, be resourceful and tenacious in getting the support that they need to thrive and want to achieve the best outcomes for their future.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience working directly with care leavers or young people. Experience in related fields such as homelessness, youth work, youth justice, residential care, or adult services is also valuable.
Lived experience and life experience is also valuable. We welcome applications from people who have experience being in care.
You must hold
- G.C.S.E (or equivalent) Mathematics grade C and English grade C
- Experience – minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with children and young people and parents/carers.
- Experience in office administration.
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding of adolescent development
- Understanding of leaving care legislation and leaving care rights and entitlements.
- A driving licence and access to a car with business Insurance unless a disability prevents this.
- Level 3 NVQ or equivalent in a related field.
Benefits:
- Generous employer contributions in a Local Authority Pension Scheme
- Competitive salary and pay progression structure
- Real living wage as the minimum rate of pay
- Supportive carer and parental policies
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Access to Occupational Health and confidential counselling services
- Supportive staff networks
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Professional development/support
- Career progression
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement
- Social Worker Registration fees paid
- Flexible working / hybrid options subject to service need
Next Steps
If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Bradford Children and Families Trust feel free to contact:
Cairine Doyle-Morrill
Tel: 07483437140
Email: cairine.morrill@bradfordcft.org.uk
Bradford Children and Families Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
If shortlisted, you will be required to disclose relevant information regarding criminal history prior to interview.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check including a check against the Children’s barred list, will be carried out on preferred candidates.
