Personal Adviser | 10100 | Permanent Contract | 37 hours per week | £34,434 to £36,363 per annum | Grade H | Countywide
Norfolk is on an ambitious and exciting journey to transform how we work with children, young people, and their families. Through Vital Signs – our vision for Children in Norfolk – we ensure practice is relationship‑based, and purposeful work is at the centre of everything we do.
We focus on whole-family and natural networks and whole-system partnership working, empowering young people to build on their strengths and achieve the best possible outcomes.
Our Leaving Care Service builds on this foundation. Personal Advisors work in a trauma‑informed, therapeutic way, providing guidance, stability, and advocacy for care-experienced young people as they move toward independence.
We are seeking to recruit Personal Advisors for multiple Life Beyond Care Teams (Leaving Care) who have a passion for improving outcomes for young people for whom we are Corporate Parents. We welcome applications for those who have experience of working with young adults as a personal advisor or who have the relevant skills and experience to meet the needs of a changing service. A full development offer is available to all personal advisors in Norfolk. It is important that you have a full driving licence and access to a car.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
1. Competitive salary
2. Generous holiday entitlement
3. Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
4. Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
5. Financial benefits such as:‘A for Fire Service and Social Care WorkersRelocation expenses (where applicable)An advance of your expenses if you travel for workLocal Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
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Redeployment closing date: 18 March 2026 at 23:55
All other applicants closing date: 26 March 2026 at 23:55