22 Oct
Coventry City Council
United Kingdom
Job description
What is the job role?
This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Personal Adviser role within the Through Care service in Coventry.
Joining us as a Senior Personal Adviser in our Through Care service you will work closely alongside a Team Leader and lead on the development and contribution to good outcomes for care leavers.
The service works with looked-after children and care leavers aged 12-25. This is an exciting service to be a part of with a distinct role as a Senior Personal Adviser.
This is a fixed-term post for six months.
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Who are we looking for?
You have completed or are willing to work towards a Personal Adviser accreditation course.
You will have experience working successfully with young people who are in care or have a care history who may present with a range of needs and may participate in risk-taking behaviours.
Substantial experience working as a Personal Adviser and with care leavers who may have complex needs.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people.
To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria :
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.
If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.
Interview date : 3 July 24
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility,
work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.
▶️ Senior Personal Advisor
🖊️ Coventry City Council
📍 United Kingdom