Are you care-experienced and looking for a chance to build a rewarding career? This apprenticeship is designed just for you!
Join us as a Personal Advisor Assistant Apprentice and gain hands-on experience while working towards a recognised qualification. You’ll be part of a team that supports care leavers aged 16 – 25.
What You’ll Do
* Support children in care and care leavers aged 16–25.
* Help young people prepare for and manage independent living.
* Work alongside experienced Personal Advisors and social workers to learn best practice.
* Attend meetings, undertake visits, write case notes, and keep accurate records.
* Connect young people with resources and community services.
What We’re Looking For
* A Birmingham care-experienced young person.
* You want to make a positive difference in people’s lives.
* You’re willing to learn and work as part of a team.
* No experience? No problem! We’ll give you all the training and support you need.
What You’ll Get
* Real-world experience in a professional work setting.
* A dedicated mentor to guide you every step of the way.
* Skills and confidence to build a future career in social work or related fields.
We have been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.
This is a hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.
Our offer to you: We offer a vast range of brilliant incentives to our BCT employees. Come join us to receive (not limited to):
* A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
* Generous Pension Scheme
* Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
* Dedicated Practice Hub supporting continued training and career progression
If you’re a passionate, experienced childcare professional ready to help shape young lives while driving high standards of care, we’d love to hear from you! Onboarding Process: Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required undergo a series of background checks with Experian Including, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre-employment requirements.
How to Apply
If this sounds like something you’d love to do, we’d love to hear from you! To find out more, please contact Dawn Crooks and Gayle Mason-Gordon at apprenticeships@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk