Introduction to Leaving Care

What support can I expect from my Personal Advisor?

Your Personal Advisor will:

  • visit and meet with you regularly to think about your current and future life goals, and help to think through how best to support your plans via the Pathway Plan
  • provide information about opportunities and choices that are open to you
  • encourage and support you in going as far as you can with your education
  • ensure you receive advice and guidance with jobs, careers and training
  • support you with all aspects of your health as you get older
  • support and enquire about your emotional wellbeing
  • organise a Pathway Plan review meeting every six months (minimum) after you have left care to update your pathway plan so that it continues to support you as you get older
  • work with you and significant adults to put your pathway plan into practice
  • help you to develop your life skills so you can eventually live and manage independently
  • support you to access appropriate independent housing when the time is right and ensure you know how to manage a tenancy
  • support you to participate and feel a part of your community and be and feel ready for adult life information about activities, events or volunteering opportunities available in the local area that care leavers can get involved in
  • support you up to the age of 25 dependent on the support you are requesting

Contact Leaving Care

Telephone: 01702 212087

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