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Cornwall Council

Personal Advisor

CompanyCornwall Council
LocationCornwall, England, United Kingdom
Posted At3/13/2026

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Bank and post office clerks
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Job Description

The Service & Team:

If you are looking for a new and rewarding career and have a keen interest in working with young people, then this could be the opportunity you have been looking for!

The 16+ and Separated Children Seeking Asylum Service have Personal Advisor positions available - 4 x 37 hours per week

The 16+ and Separated Children Seeking Asylum Service works within the remit of the Children Act 1989; the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, and under the Care Planning Regulations and Transitional Arrangements for Young People Leaving Care 2011.

Personal Advisors in the service work with Children in Care and Care Leavers aged 16 to 25; supporting young people from Cornwall as well as Separated Children Seeking Asylum in our care. Our aim is to achieve stability and security for our young people in local communities while supporting their aspirations and goals. We focus on supporting all our young people in developing practical and emotional skills in their transition to independence.

Cornwall’s 16+ and Separated Children Seeking Asylum Service consists of a partnership team between the Local Authority and Carefree. We are a high performing, young person focused team operating an Outstanding service to Care Leavers aged 16 to 25 years old,. We are a countywide service and together we aim to improve the life chances of young people living in and leaving Local Authority care. The te
am is multi-disciplinary – some staff are Social Work qualified, others have a housing or youth work background; we also have a clinical psychologist, specialist emotional well-being worker and specialist asylum support workers.

All are trained in areas relevant to Children in Care and Leaving Care. Personal Advisors aim to prepare young people for the time when they cease to be looked after; thus improving the life chances of young care leavers. Personal Advisors undertake Pathway Plans and Reviews for Care Leavers aged 18+.

Close multi agency working supports young people in their transition to independence; working with agencies such as Housing, Careers Services, We Are With You, Youth Offending Service, Benefits Agencies (DWP), Early Intervention teams, CAMHS and Adult Services where appropriate, as well as many others.

The Role

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

You will be expected to have literacy in IT and be able to drive.

Working Pattern

37 hours - Monday to Friday. Flexible working can be considered.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

You will be an enthusiastic person who enjoys working with young people; with qualifications relevant to supporting adolescents.

You will have extensive experience working with children and young people including children in care and/or care leavers. You will be expected to have excellent communication skills with young people; a working knowledge of the issues which effect children in care and care leavers; and an ability to work with young people of differing backgrounds and needs effectively in the community. Knowledge of working with Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children would be an advantage.

You will be expected to work in partnership with a number of different agencies in order to lead on post 18 years Pathway Planning. You will be responsible for undertaking a statutory role supporting care leavers with an opportunity to take on lead roles in some areas of development within the team; particularly working with partner agencies. You should have the ability to be autonomous and lone work. You should have good assessment and analytical skills which include the ability to risk assess and draw up risk management plans (guidance and training provided). You will also work alongside Social Workers within the team which will involve managing your own diary and caseload.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What You’ll Get In Return

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include

  • a competitive salary.
  • a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
  • a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
  • A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
  • Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profiles are linked below, we recommend saving a copy of this if you are invited to an interview.

Personal Advisor Role Profile

Senior Personal Advisor Role Profile

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Laura Brown

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

About Us

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that i
s inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.