Leaving Care Personal Advisor

Contract Type: Permanent x2

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: NJC Grade G SCP 25-28 £36,363 - £39,152 per annum

Closing Date: Wednesday 27th May 2026 at 23:59

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team – recruitment@blackpool.gov.uk to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

Would you like be part of implementing Blackpool Families Rock culture and practice, which we co-produced with Blackpool’s children, families and carers? We are seeking highly talented and ambitious people to join our Adolescent Team. 

Our children’s services team is leading the way with exciting developments to further improve the lives of children and families in Blackpool. As a result, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Personal Advisor to work in our Adolescent Service delivering bespoke services across the town.  This service brings together teams who deliver support to young people and their families, including our young people with care experience, those involved with youth justice as well as support to young people with substance misuse or sexual health needs and young people requiring support with education, training and employment destinations.

This is a rare opportunity to join a supportive and forward thinking team of people, committed to ensuring a quality service is provided. 

If you are looking for a rewarding role where you can develop lifelong relationships then this is the role for you.

We are looking for a passionate and dedicated practitioner to work as part of a Team serving young people in care and young people leaving our care to ensure they are supported in a positive transition to adulthood and independence. Our Team’s priorities are to ensure that our young people are happy, know we care about them, live in suitable accommodation, engage in aspirational education, employment or training opportunities and are able to contribute positively within their local communities.

If you’d like to join us at this exciting and innovative time and want to make a real difference to people’s lives apply today! 

Interviews tbc

For further information and to discuss this role please contact Team Manager Emma Gordon via:

E: emma.gordon@blackpool.gov.uk T: 07825099644

to view the Job Description.

Please click here to see the benefits of working for Blackpool Council.

Are you a Blackpool resident aged between 16-24? Would you benefit from some free guidance on producing a quality application for job vacancies such as this one? Blackpool Council?s Youth Hub - The Platform, has highly skilled Employment Advisers that can support you with demonstrating how you can evidence you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria requirements on a Job Description.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)