Personal Advisor Leaving Care

We have an exciting role on offer within our Pathways Leaving Care team as a Personal Advisor.

About Us

The Leaving Care team in Middlesbrough is seeking to recruit a Leaving Care Personal Advisor to support our young people in their transition into adulthood.

Leaving Care provides quality services to young people in accordance with the children (Leaving Care Act) 2000 and the Children Act 1989 guidance and regulations volume 2 and 3. The roles and responsibilities will include:

Working with young people who are Looked After and Care Leavers aged 16 to 25 years.

Working with unaccompanied Asylum Seekers.

Providing a holistic service to young people assessing needs to provide the best possible support advice guidance and planning.

To work in partnership with key agencies and support networks.

To complete Pathway Plans that are robust reflective and based upon individual needs.

To support young people in making wise choices being safe and reaching their full potential.

Supporting the housing needs of our young people making their transition into adulthood.

Supporting our young people in meeting their educational potential and engagement in education employment and training.

Supporting our young people to meet their health needs.

To ensure or young people wishes and feeling are at the centre of all practice and that their views help to shape interventions and practice. Which is recorded within their Pathway Plan.

To ensure that accurate records are maintained which reflets decision making.

Support the team and young people through the duty service and social groups.

The successful candidate will have a genuine interest in working with young people and have an enthusiastic and dynamic approach to their work.

If this is you this may be the opportunity you are looking for!

Please ensure you refer to the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the person specification when completing your application as they are used to select candidates for interview.

In return we can offer:

• Generous leave entitlement with an option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
• Excellent pension plus top-up options.
• Staff networks run by our staff for our staff.
• Flexible working (dependent on job role).
• Electric car lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee benefits portal including Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme.
• Staff lottery.
• Travel and car parking schemes.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• Fantastic career progression opportunities and lots more!

Please note this vacancy is fixed term until 01.09.2026

If you would like to talk through this opportunity further please contact Rachael Todner Leaving Care Team Manager on or contact Lucy Liddle

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We operative a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability are a looked after young person care leaver or a veteran.