Personal Advisor

Role 1: 1 Year Fixed Term PA in the Leaving Care Team

Role 2: 22.5-hour perm post in Separated Children's Team

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Warwickshire’s Separated Children and Leaving Care Team, work with care experienced young people aged 16-25 and young people who are separated children in care and care experienced. Whilst this is one service, the team is split regarding staff and workloads for separated Young People and the Young People Leaving Care, however there is a duty rota which covers both services. The Separated Children and Leaving Care Team is a county wide service with offices in the North and the South of the county to enable access for all our young people.

About the Role:

We are seeking 2 passionate and dedicated people to join our Leaving Care Service. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who believes that young people leaving care deserve the best possible start in adulthood and are able to adapt their work style to the individual need of each young person.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee. (remove for non social worker roles)
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to** generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas **remove for business support roles
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply
• Click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure

In this role, you will:
• Working with Young People age 16-25
• Manage a case load, and respond to the needs of those Young People on a day to day basis
• Engage in duty for the team, supporting other young people who aren't allocated to you
• Working with the Young People to support and get them ready for independence

The Team
You’ll be joining a supportive and experienced management team that values collaboration, innovation, and a young person-centred approach. Our team is committed to improving outcomes for care leavers and ensuring they have the tools and support they need to thrive.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

Personal Advisor

Role of the PA

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund'

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application

If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.

To discuss the role please contact Leanne McCormack- leannemccormack@warwickshire.gov.uk

Closing date: 22nd October 2026
Interview date: Week beginning 2nd November 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more