Personal Advisor – Leaving Care Support

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	09 Mawrth 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	Competitive
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	08 Ebrill 2026
Lleoliad:	Bolton, BL2 2JW
Cwmni:	inploi
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	75791569

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Grade G SCP 23 £34,434- SCP 27 £38,220 plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963pa
Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Essential Requirement: Full Driving Licence, DBS
Essential Qualification: NVQ Level 3 Caring for Children and Young People or equivalent.
Interview date: TBC
For further information about this role, contact Joanne Gibson Joanne.Gibson@bolton.gov.uk

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

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The Role
Bolton is a fantastic place to work, and our employees thrive working here. We are incredibly proud of our Bolton Family, of which you will become an integral part. We are keen to support you to progress in your social work journey with training and development opportunities.

Join Bolton Children’s Services and be part of a team where your expertise is valued and your decisions make a difference every day.

This is a busy and dynamic team offering a statutory and leaving care services to unaccompanied young people.

This can be demanding but rewarding work. We have a strong teamwork ethos with frequent team meetings. You can expect regular formal supervision, easy access to informal support and excellent in-house training.

We are seeking a dedicated Personal Advisor who understands the responsibility and privilege of supporting unaccompanied children. You will contribute to a culture of care, safeguarding and ambition, ensuring that each young person receives the consistent support and opportunities they need to achieve their potential.

In 2023 we retained our overall GOOD grading from Ofsted in our ILACS.

As set out in our Bolton 2030 vision, our aim is to support people to Start Well, Live Well and Age Well and we are passionate about keeping children and young people at the heart of the work we do. We want to make sure all our children and young people have the best possible start in life, so they have every chance to succeed and be happy.

If you would like to know more we would love to hear from you!

For an informal chat please contact Team Manager Joanne.Gibson@bolton.gov.uk

How to apply
If you think you could be what we're looking for, please apply now with your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role as covered in the job description and person specification.

About You
You should have very good communication skills and have a persistent approach in engaging with resistance. A lot of our work is about helping Young People to plan into the future including health, accommodation, education employment and training etc. You should therefore be able to show assessment and planning skills to meet needs and address risk. You should be passionate about helping Young People achieve positive outcomes in their lives. You should also feel comfortable in addressing complex and challenging needs, risks and behaviours. You should understand the disadvantage faced by Care Leavers and Homeless Young People and be able to work creatively and collaboratively to redress this balance, giving the relevant advice and support.

If you think you could be what we're looking for, apply now with your CV and covering letter to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the role as covered in the job description and person specification

About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.

Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.
Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.

Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Employment offers are conditional subject to satisfactory clearances. For roles where a criminal records check from the DBS is required, this includes satisfactory clearance of this check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily bar an individual from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of an individual’s offence/s. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. Bolton Council’s policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk

Supporting Documents

↗ Personal Advisor – Leaving Care Support JD
↗ Privacy and Cookie Policy
↗ Top Tips
↗ Staff Benefits
↗ Our Values & Behaviours
↗ Documents for DBS
↗ Documents for Right to Work

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