Personal Advisor
Team: Corporate Parenting Service
Job Family: Supporting – CBG8
Salary: £31,022 – £33,851 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week (2 vacancies)
Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.
Contract Type: Hybrid – Fixed Term until 31st March 2027
Closing Date: 13th May 2026
Interview Date: 18th May 2026
About the role
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a skilled team of passionate and committed practitioners who put Children in Care, Care Leavers and Young People Seeking Sanctuary at the heart of everything we do. This role will sit within the Corporate Parenting Service.
You will provide high‑quality, child‑centred support to care leavers, enabling them to make a successful transition to adulthood. The Personal Adviser (PA) will work with young people aged 16–25, offering advice, guidance, advocacy and practical support in line with statutory responsibilities under the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and related legislation.
The role aims to promote independence, resilience, wellbeing and positive outcomes in education, employment, health, housing and relationships. This is an exciting opportunity for a personal advisor who wishes to grow and develop as an individual but also as part of a progressive service.
Please be advised that having access to your own transport and willingness to travel is an essential requirement for this role.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Sarah Malivoire at sarah.malivoire@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 5190
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council’s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for our roles. Successful applicants that may require a visa will need to consider the options for obtaining and/or maintaining the legal right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the contract offered.
