Personal Advisor

Job Overview

Ceredigion Leaving Care Team are looking to recruit a Personal Advisor to join our team. Your role is to support young people leaving care transitioning into adulthood. Care leavers are young people that have been in the care of Ceredigion Council. As a Personal Advisor between 16 and 18 years old, your role will involve building a relationship, starting conversations about the future and planning for when they turn 18.

When the young person turns 18 you will be the main support, keeping in contact and providing advice.

The job requires you to be resourceful, as young people leaving care often have to negotiate lots of different challenges and hurdles while being supported with education, employment, health, finances, housing and relationships. You will also provide emotional support and understanding, and you will learn from the young people as we develop a better understanding of their lives. It is a privileged position to support these young people transitioning to independence.

A role that takes real commitment and dedication. As part of an experienced team, you will receive training and support to develop your skills and knowledge. We believe work‑life balance is very important.

• Build and maintain relationships with care leavers aged 16-18.
• Initiate conversations about future plans and support them in planning for life after 18.
• Provide guidance, advice and emotional support throughout the transition period.
• Assist with education, employment, health, finances, housing and relationships challenges.
• Maintain regular contact and support after the young person turns 18.
• Cooperate with relevant agencies and support teams to ensure smooth transition.

• Experience working with young people or in a care/advocacy role.
• Strong communication and relational skills.
• Ability to be resourceful and solution‑focused.

We require an Enhanced DBS check
. Previous convictions will not necessarily disqualify candidates; each applicant is assessed on a case‑by‑case basis.

• Hybrid Working: subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
• Flexi‑time: hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.
• Work‑life balance.
• Lifestyle savings scheme.
• Generous employer pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Learning and development.

Porth Cynnal – Specialist Through Age Services provides intensive and specialist through‑age assessment, care planning and review for those in need of longer‑term or complex care and support, including quality assurance checks, court and statutory interventions.

The service consists of the following teams:

• Planned Care:
  Adults and Children’s Care and Support and Statutory Interventions' Teams
• Extended Support:
  Adult and Children’s Disability Team & Mental Capacity Specialist Support Team
• Substance Misuse:
  Substance Misuse Team, Youth Justice Statutory Team and IFSS/Edge of Care Team
• Mental Wellbeing:
  Mental Health and AMHP Team, School Counselling Team
• Safeguarding & Quality Improvement:
  Adult and Children’s Safeguarding Team, Independent Reviewing and Quality Assurance Team

Penmorfa – Our most central office, is where our Chief Executive and Councillors are based.
Aberaeron – A picture‑perfect harbour town, one of Ceredigion's best loved holiday destinations with fashionable places to stay and eat.