Personal Adviser

Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an "inner city" feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.

The Service:

The Supporting Your Future team works with Children Seeking Asylum and Care Experienced young people aged 16-25 to support them through to independence or reunification to their families. This is an exciting and privileged opportunity to support children and young people in their journey to independence and help them to build a positive future for themselves.

Your New Role:

You will be responsible for supporting young people aged 16 to 25 to develop the independent living skills and emotional resilience necessary for a successful transition to adulthood. You will work alongside the young person's allocated social workers until they turn 18, then support them to access and maintain Employment, Education or Training and help them with any benefit claims. You will provide practical and emotional support to enable them to move into and maintain a tenancy. You will support young people to develop and strengthen all the skills necessary for successful independent living and help them to achieve their life goals.

You are passionate about working with young people and aspirational for them. You are approachable, supportive, flexible and responsive, and able to sustain positive and effective relationships with young people, their families and professionals. You can challenge others appropriately, work effectively alone or in a team, and are an excellent communicator. You enjoy a busy atmosphere, and have skills in tact, diplomacy and empathy. You can write clear and concise reports and assessments. You are motivated to achieve good outcomes for young people, and are curious. You understand the importance of confidentiality and are computer literate. You are able to travel to meet clients across the city or beyond. You have a driving licence and can take young people to appointments and visit clients outside the city; a car will be provided if needed. You have a degree (desirable but not essential), or other post-18 training or development.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.


• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.


• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.


• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme


• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme


• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.


Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council