Description Aftercare Personal Advisor Salary: £33,531 - £38,052 per annum Grade: D Permanent Contract 37 Hours per Week We are seeking an enthusiastic and energetic, passionate Personal Advisor in our Aftercare Team who can lead and provide excellent support to Care Leavers. Thurrock provides an opportunity to develop good social work practice and work with an ambitious, supportive team. Rated ‘Outstanding’ across all areas in our most recent Ofsted Inspection, Thurrock Council are now looking forward to not only maintaining an Outstanding rating, but striving to maintain Outstanding. We are looking for talented Personal Advisors who can help provide outstanding care, good outcomes and support to care leavers. Thurrock has a friendly and supportive Children's Services Department and we work within the Signs of Safety model whilst also adopting a Think Family approach. We also use a contextual safeguarding approach and are passionate about developing social work staff with a good training and development offer. Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years continuous service Flexible working to enable work/life balance Reflective supervision, performance reviews to support development with consultative and engaging senior management approach. Excellent training opportunities and an established CPD programme The Aftercare service works with children who are subject to long terms care plans where the Local Authority holds parental responsibility. The service focuses on supporting care leavers to achieve the very best outcomes; to reach their full potential while moving forward into independence. Personal Advisors are responsible for the day-to-day oversight of cases, ensuring care leavers are supported including formulating and reviewing Pathway Plans Required experience/skills: Ability to provide skilful and sensitive direct work to young people Understanding of the role of corporate parent An understanding of the challenges facing young people as they transition into independent adults Ability to analyse performance data and utilise this to achieve consistently excellent practice Candidate must be able to drive and hold a valid UK driving licence. DBS Check: A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at Enhanced Level with Children's Barred List is required for this post. Closing Dates: Redeployment Only: 21st August 2025 Internal & External Applications: 31st August 2025 Interview Date: To Be Confirmed. Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are confirmed. If you have any queries regarding the post or interview dates please contact Nyanda Musa Team Manager email: nmusa@thurrock.gov.uk To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below: Download Job Profile (PDF Document) “If you encounter an error message when opening the Job Profile link please refresh the error page” Application Requirements As part of the Safer Recruitment process, Gap Management is required for all Safeguarding roles. Please complete the Gaps in Employment grid provided (refer to the example document for guidance) and upload it under Miscellaneous Documents as part of your application. If the Job Profile and Person Specification list any qualifications as essential, please also upload copies of those relevant qualifications. Gaps in Employment Form Gaps in Employment Example