Cardiff
Social Care & Health
Contract
30-03-2026
29-06-2026
Cardiff Council
£neg
About the job The role of the Personal Advisor is to provide young people leaving care with advice and guidance. To assist young people in their participation in pathway planning to ensure that their pathway plans properly reflect their individual strengths, aspirations and needs. You will also need to make appropriate assessments of individual’s needs in collaboration with the Children Looked After Social Workers and other agencies as required. The position involves a wide, varied and often changing range of tasks, so you would need to use your initiative, be able to work under pressure in a busy environment, and be committed to provide the best service possible to those requiring support. This is an exciting opportunity to join a service which puts the individual at the heart of our work. The team works from a strengths-based (Signs of Safety) approach to meet the needs of young people. What We Are Looking For From You The successful candidate will have experience of assessments, person centre planning and care management skills working actively with all partners to identify and meet individual’s needs. Candidates will need to have team working skills, the ability to produce innovative solutions and be forward thinking to help develop the service. The ability to liaise with other professionals to be able to provide excellent outcomes for young people leaving care.