Apprentice -Personal Advisor - 16-25 Team - Fixed Term in Bletchley

As an Apprentice Personal Advisor, you’ll provide practical and emotional support to care-experienced young people aged between 16 and 25. Everyone leaving care has an important document called a pathway plan that helps them prepare for the future. In this rewarding role you’ll review those plans, help young people into accommodation, education, employment, or training, and speak up on their behalf.

This is a site-based role and will be fixed term for 18 months.

Milton Keynes City Council is a modern and friendly place to work. Find out more about working with us here:

• Support care experienced young people to achieve positive outcomes.
• Provide advice, guidance, and practical help, including reviewing pathway plans.
• Work collaboratively with social workers and other professionals.
• Record interactions accurately and adhere to council policies.
• Promote participation and service development for young people.
• You will support the team in co-facilitating group work sessions with care experienced young people.

• Willingness to learn quickly and undertake structured training.
• Previous experience (paid or voluntary) working with children, young people, or families.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and make considered decisions.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to manage your own workload.
• If you’re offered the role, we’ll arrange an Enhanced DBS check as part of our pre-employment process (unless you’re already registered with the DBS Update Service).

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of benefits including:

• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension – everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme – low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

Our roles are either designated ‘site based’ or ‘home based’. ‘Site based’ roles can include up to two days a week working from home whilst ‘home based’ roles are based at home four days a week. Of course, managers designate which category roles are in based on the needs of the service and the circumstances.

Milton Keynes City Council is a large, modern and financially stable employer with around 2,500 people working across our eight areas. Together we provide local residents and businesses with a wide range of important round-the-clock services and aim to make our city a better place to live.

We work hard because of the demands placed on us, like protecting children from harm or preventing homelessness. However, working for the city is always rewarding and everyone has the opportunity to make a real difference.

We’re very proud of our diversity and are committed to having a workforce that reflects the community we serve. Whatever your background, you will be welcome here if you share our values of being dedicated, respectful and collaborative.

We offer great training and support and because of the size and scale of the organisation there are always new opportunities to explore when it’s time for a new role.