Personal Advisor

**Salary**

£26,144 - £35,353

**Reference number**

BUC13427

**Contract type**

Permanent

**Working hours**

Full Time

**Level of DBS check required**

Enhanced with Barred List

**Date posted**

21 Apr 2025, 11 p.m.

**Application deadline**

25 May 2025

**Overview**:
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a full time Personal Advisor to provide ongoing support and advice to care experienced young people between the ages of 16 and 25 who have been in care and are either in the process of leaving or have already left care.

The role of a Personal Advisor (PA) is interesting, varied and rewarding. We are looking for someone to join our team who is willing to go the extra mile to support, advise, befriend and assist young people to learn the skills they need to prepare adult life and to help them to reach their individual goals.

**This position is being advertised for Buckinghamshire Council internal and agency employees only.**

**About us**:
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.

Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected
- only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.

We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.

**About the role**:
You will be the designated “Personal; Advisor” and take responsibility for the reviewing and updating of Pathway Plans 6 monthly, or when a major change of circumstance occurs in the young person life.

In addition, you will develop and implement flexible and innovative ways of working with care experienced young people, enabling them to develop practical and emotional life skills and acquire self-esteem and confidence.

The team is now well established with a great team ethos. We have supportive and experienced practitioners and Managers throughout the team who will be able to guide you in the role. We are always looking for ways to improve the service and this is a particularly exciting time to join the team as we have several new projects and developments underway which will give you plenty of opportunities for learning and development within the team.

Please see the attached job description for further information.

**Mobile**:
A ‘mobile’ role gives you the flexibility to schedule your own diary, so you can meet with colleagues and clients in a variety of locations. You’ll access digital folders and resources on your laptop and be able to use the network wherever you are based. Working from home will be common, as well as meeting your team in the office where necessary.

**About you**:
You will have experience of working directly with vulnerable young people, their families, and carers.

You should also have the ability to adapt readily to change and work effectively in a variety of situations, groups or with individuals.

Where our roles are customer-facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the role.

Please see the attached job description for full person specification.

**Other information**:
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Bukky Oginni at:
Mobile: 07522 352903

**Closing Date**:Midnight on 25th May 2025.

**_ Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk._**

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

For further information on filtering please refer to

Nacro guidance

and the

guidance published by the Ministry of Justice

(see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

**Our values and culture**:
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.

By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

- a fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those