Job Opportunity: Young Person’s Advisor – Care Leavers Service
📍 Durham Council | ⏳ 5-month fixed-term contract | 🕒 37 hours per week
About the Role
Durham Council is seeking a committed and enthusiastic Young Person’s Advisor (YPA) to join our Care Leavers Service on a temporary basis.
The Care Leavers Team has recently been recognised as Outstanding by Ofsted. We pride ourselves on being a supportive and caring team, delivering high-quality, aspirational pathway planning for our young people. Our work is underpinned by relationship-based practice and a strong commitment to participation and empowerment.
Key Responsibilities
As a Young Person’s Advisor, you will:
Work alongside care leavers to create and implement aspirational Pathway Plans.
Support young people to achieve stability in housing, education, employment, and training.
Promote positive emotional and physical wellbeing, ensuring access to relevant services.
Help care leavers build supportive networks and relationships.
Encourage structure, purpose, and independence in their day-to-day lives.
Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to achieve the best outcomes.What We’re Looking For
✔ Experience of working directly with young people, ideally within a leaving care, social care, or youth support setting.
✔ Strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to young people’s participation.
✔ Knowledge of the challenges faced by care leavers and the support services available.
✔ Organised, empathetic, and resilient, with excellent communication skills.
What We Offer
A supportive and welcoming team environment.
The opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of young people.
37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Fixed-term contract (approx. 5 months).📩 How to Apply
If you are passionate about supporting care leavers to achieve their goals and would like to join a dedicated and Outstanding team, we would love to hear from you.
To express interest or request more information, please contact Emily @ Service Care Solutions on (phone number removed)
or (url removed)
The benefits of working with Emily at Service Care Solutions:
You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of the market
We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country
We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email
We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a week
At Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period