Personal Adviser | 10100 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £34,434 to £36,363 per annum | Grade H | Countywide

Norfolk is on an ambitious and exciting journey to transform how we work with children, young people, and their families. Through Vital Signs – our vision for Children in Norfolk – we ensure practice is relationship‑based, and purposeful work is at the centre of everything we do.

We focus on whole-family and natural networks and whole-system partnership working, empowering young people to build on their strengths and achieve the best possible outcomes.

Our Leaving Care Service builds on this foundation. Personal Advisors work in a trauma‑informed, therapeutic way, providing guidance, stability, and advocacy for care-experienced young people as they move toward independence.

We are seeking to recruit Personal Advisors for multiple Life Beyond Care Teams (Leaving Care) who have a passion for improving outcomes for young people for whom we are Corporate Parents. We welcome applications for those who have experience of working with young adults as a personal advisor or who have the relevant skills and experience to meet the needs of a changing service. A full development offer is available to all personal advisors in Norfolk.  It is important that you have a full driving licence and access to a car.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement 
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need. 
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.   
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

Already a Norfolk County Council employee? See and apply for internal and external vacancies in myOracle using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.

We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.  

Redeployment closing date: 18 March 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 26 March 2026 at 23:55

nWe have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage.  Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food.  We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk.  Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.

We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.
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