Personal Advisor

Full Time, Permanent

An exciting opportunities have arisen  in the Post 21 Leaving Care team based at the Care Experienced Hub in central Bristol for a Personal Adviser.

The role of the Personal Adviser is a statutory role to provide advice, guidance, and continued support to care experienced young people from the age of sixteen through to adulthood.

As a Personal Adviser you will lead the statutory assessment and preparation and review of the pathway plan and co-ordinate the delivery of services through relationship based support.

You would support a cohort of Care Leavers and you will need to demonstrate that you are confident in undertaking assessment of needs, writing reports and plans for young people. The role requires a high level of direct work with young people and applicants should be passionate, creative, organised, and aspirational in their work with young people.

Our work can be reactive and fast paced and you will need to be trauma informed and have the ability to work on your own and have the skills to challenge constructively. Mostly our Care Leavers live in and around Bristol but some care leaver we support live further afield, so will need to travel. We have pool cars for you to use.

The 21+ service primarily support Care Leavers over 21 from a new dedicated and bespoke building.  

As a Personal Adviser working in this service, you will be working on a 1:1 basis with Care Leavers, involved in group work and working within multi-professional networks.

You will co-create write and support our young people to develop their pathway plans supporting them towards independence.

You will have the opportunity to facilitate drop ins and group sessions, you will work closely with our multi-disciplinary partners on the development and delivery of drop-in sessions and workshops.

Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. 

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

Interviews will be held between 16th and 17th July 2026 at the B Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN

If you have any further queries after reading the job advert along with the attached job paperwork then please contact Andrew Postlethwaite, Hub Manager  on andy.postlethwaite@bristol.gov.uk

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

The personal information section (including your name) you’ll complete as part of the application form will not be visible to hiring managers, but is used confidentially to make sure that everyone is treated fairly.