Personal Advisor

Pertemps; London Borough of Newham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps is seeking a Personal Advisor to join the Leaving Care Service in Newham. You will manage a caseload of care experienced young people aged 18–25 and support their transition to independent adulthood.

You will co-produce Pathway Plans, create risk assessments and safety plans, and provide guidance across health, housing, finance, education, employment and training. The role requires experience with care leavers and a commitment to reflective practice.

Qualifications

• Experience with care leavers or children in care.
• Proven caseload management and co-producing Pathway Plans.
• Ability to assess and manage risk and develop safety plans.
• Understanding challenges faced by care-experienced young people.
• Insight into barriers to EET opportunities.
• Experience in a diverse urban community.
• Commitment to reflective practice and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Build trusting relationships with care leavers aged 18–25.
• Co produce Pathway Plans that are realistic, progressive and tailored.
• Create and maintain risk assessments and safety plans.
• Provide guidance across health, housing, finance, education, employment and training.
• Support development of safe family and kinship connections.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners for holistic support.

Skills

Care leavers experience

Caseload management

Risk assessment

Understanding care-experienced young

EET barriers awareness

Urban community experience

Reflective practice

Job description

Join Us and Help Build a Fairer Newham — Recently Rated Outstanding by Ofsted (Nov 2025)

Newham is a vibrant, diverse, and culturally rich borough with a young population and limitless potential. We are proud to be one of the first local authorities to make “having left care” a protected characteristic, and we remain firmly committed to creating a fairer, more equitable environment for our care leavers to live, learn and thrive.

In November 2025, Ofsted rated Newham’s Children’s Services Outstanding, including the Leaving Care Service. Inspectors praised the borough’s unwavering commitment to care leavers, stating:

"Council members, senior leaders and the workforce share a strong commitment to Newham care leavers… Young people remain at the heart of practice long after they leave care… support does not lessen as they transition into adulthood. Personal advisers build strong and enduring relationships… providing consistent guidance, support and advocacy. They fiercely champion their young people’s rights, and there is a strong culture of keeping the door open long after age 21."

This is a rare opportunity to join an outstanding service where restorative and systemic practice is at the centre of everything we do. You will be part of a highly supportive and reflective team that values meaningful relationships and professional development.

About the Role

We are seeking a Personal Advisor to join our dynamic Leaving Care Service. You will work within one of five teams, each made up of a Team Manager, a Senior Social Worker, and five Personal Advisors.

Each Personal Advisor holds a caseload of approximately 25 care experienced young people, supporting them as they transition into independent adulthood.

In this role, you will:

• Build trusting, meaningful relationships with care leavers aged 18–25.
• Co produce Pathway Plans that are realistic, progressive and tailored to each young person.
• Create and maintain risk assessments and safety plans to safeguard young people.
• Provide guidance and advocacy across health, housing, finance, education, employment, and training.
• Support young people to develop safe family and kinship connections.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to ensure holistic support.

About You

To be shortlisted, you must be an experienced Personal Advisor with:

• A strong background working with care leavers or children in care.
• Proven experience managing a caseload and co-producing high quality Pathway Plans.
• Confidence in assessing and managing risk and developing effective safety plans.
• A strong understanding of the challenges faced by care experienced young people.
• Insight into the barriers care leavers face in accessing EET opportunities.
• Experience working in a diverse and vibrant urban community.
• High professional standards and a commitment to reflective practice and continuous learning.