Personal Adviser
About the job
Salary: £35,235 - £37,938 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 37 & 16 - 22.5
Contract type: Fixed Term for up to 1 year
This position is available as a secondment opportunity for up to 1 year. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.
Do you have experience of working with young people aged 11-25 years old and a knowledge of current themes within Children, Family & Education Services? If yes we wan to hear from you.
We have a vital role available within the Children, Families and Education department where you’ll work with young people in Luton to help them to achieve, engage in positive opportunities, remove barriers to participation and reduce the number of young people who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training).
You’ll work one to one and with groups of young people preparing and planning group sessions on a variety of topics to offer information, advice and guidance on the range of services available including: education, careers, social activities, volunteering, employment and housing.
This will involve interviewing them to establish their aspirations, discussing possible career and other options, help identify needs and barriers to participation and producing an action plan which can be worked on and reviewed in order to help young people overcome barriers to participation and achievement.
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have experience of working with young people aged 11-25 years old.
You’ll have the ability to advise and work closely with professionals from a range of statutory / non statutory agencies on the delivery of the service plans.
You must have knowledge of best practice in personal guidance interventions.
It is vital that you have one of the following
- Level 6 Careers Guidance & Development
- Qualification in Career Guidance (QCG)
- Qualification in Career Development
- Post graduate Diploma in Careers Guidance
- NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance/Guidance/LDSS (Cluster)/LDSS (Supporting Young People Pathway)
This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
How to apply
We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!
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Available documents
Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.Salary range
- £35,235 - £37,938 per year