Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
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A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
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Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
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Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
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Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
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Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
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Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
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Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
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Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
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An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Are you passionate about providing guidance, practical support and advocacy for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people? Do you want to empower young people to achieve their goals, navigate the challenges of adulthood and explore their immigration options through effective Triple Planning?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We're looking a Personal Advisor to join our Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Team.
Working alongside Social Workers, you will play a key role in supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people from the point they arrive in Cambridgeshire. You'll recognise the impact of trauma, loss and uncertainty, while helping young people build positive futures. Through holistic assessments, including age assessments where required, you'll support young people to navigate the immigration process and work towards independence, education, employment and long-term stability.
Based at Scott House in Huntingdon, this is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. We have exciting ambitions for the UASC Team and the wider Leaving Care Service, making this a great time to join us.
Cambridgeshire County Council is developing a new model of practice that places relationships at its heart and encourages ambition for children in our care. We want every child and young person to have the best possible opportunities in their homes, education, family relationships and future aspirations. At the same time, we remain committed to delivering our vision for a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
Nikki Hanks – [email protected]
Monica Madyambwa – [email protected]
We expect interviews to be held at Scott House, Huntingdon, on 4 September 2026.
Appointment to this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
As a Personal Advisor, you will support young people to develop the skills, confidence and resilience they need to move successfully into adulthood.
Your responsibilities will include:
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Undertaking comprehensive assessments of young people's strengths, needs and aspirations.
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Developing and reviewing personalised Pathway Plans in partnership with young people and their support networks, including housing, education, employment, emotional wellbeing and, where appropriate, Triple Planning.
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Monitoring progress towards agreed goals and adapting plans to reflect changing circumstances and needs.
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Providing one-to-one support, guidance and advocacy to ensure young people can access the right support at the right time.
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Helping young people access opportunities that promote personal development, social inclusion, friendships, hobbies and community participation.
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Offering practical support with budgeting, benefits, housing applications and other key aspects of independent living.
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Supporting young people to develop essential life skills, including cooking, communication, organisation and time management.
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Delivering group workshops and activities that promote confidence, independence and positive outcomes.
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Supporting young people to understand the immigration system, their rights and entitlements, and the options available to them as immigration decisions are made.
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Maintaining accurate records and documentation and contributing to a duty rota.
About you
We're looking for confident, adaptable and compassionate individuals who are committed to making a positive difference for young people. You are naturally curious, able to identify needs and opportunities that others may miss, and skilled at building trusting relationships. Most importantly, you are passionate about helping young people achieve their potential.
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Hold an NVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent relevant A-Level qualification.
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Have a good understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people with care experience.
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Understand the specific needs of young people as they move towards independence.
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Have strong communication, advocacy and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for different audiences.
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Be able to work collaboratively with colleagues, partners and other agencies to achieve positive outcomes.
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Have knowledge of the legislation, guidance and policies relevant to care leavers.
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Be able to work from a variety of locations and travel independently within and outside Cambridgeshire when required.
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives who can contribute to and strengthen our workforce.
For a full list of the role requirements, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
