Personal Advisor

Working Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract Type: Full time / Temporary (24 Months)

Additional Payments: Essential car user allowance

Closing Date: 13 May 2026

Closing time: 11.59pm

Interview Method: Face to Face

This role is subject to:

• Legal right to Work: In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment.
• 2 References - where possible we require 3 years' history.
• Essential Car Documentation- This post is a designated Essential Car User. Therefore, you must always hold a full valid driving licence and provide your own car for use at work. You will receive the Essential Car User Allowance
• DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) clearance - this post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in 2013). Appointable candidates will be required to apply an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Information provided by you or the DBS will be dealt with in a confidential manner and in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here. We have a policy on the Employment of Ex-Offenders, and it is available upon request.

The Leaving Care Service provides a statutory service to young people aged 16–25 years who are, or have been, Looked After by Manchester City Council.

The service is delivered through a community hub model, ensuring young people receive coordinated, accessible, and holistic support within their local communities. The approach promotes independence, resilience, and long‑term stability by bringing together partner agencies, local resources, and trusted professionals around each young person.

Our Commitment to Young People

The Leaving Care Team is committed to ensuring young people are:

• Prepared and supported to live independently within their communities
• Supported to achieve improved access to education, employment and training, including local opportunities
• Experiencing stability, safety, and a sense of belonging
• Able to access timely and appropriate health and wellbeing support through community-based services
• Supported to achieve and maintain financial stability and independence.

The Personal Advisor will play a key role in supporting young people with their transition to adulthood and assist them to live an independent life in their community.

The Community Hub provides open access support to care experienced young people from aged 16 to ensure the right guidance, advice and assistance is there for our young people, for whenever they need us.

In Manchester, all care experienced young people are supported to lead a Happy, Healthy, Safe & Successful life and reach their potential - this support extends into adulthood also.

The Hub is supported by colleagues from Housing & Health as well as offering a gateway to Education, Employment and Training opportunities. & community & charity services.

In the Hub we know and expect all young people to experience big changes in life, and we are here to work through challenges and celebrate successes together.

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion. 

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. 

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.

Creating an inclusive team at Manchester City Council 

At Manchester City Council, we strive to create a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. If you want to find out more about the role, ways of working, flexible arrangements or any adjustments, please let us know by emailing [email protected]. If you are invited to interview we will ask you if you require any adjustments in order for you to best demonstrate your suitability for the role in the interview process. 

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

Accessibility 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we provide support for employees with physical or mental-health conditions, a disability or neurodiversity. Our workplaces are accessible by design, and we make workplace adjustments including providing aids, adaptations and equipment. These, combined with our flexible working policies such as disability-related leave, enable our employees to perform their role, thrive and be their authentic selves in work. 

We’ve also included some useful tips on how to submit the best application.

When you join us 

We want everyone to be able to be themselves at work and give their best. If you need additional support to undertake the duties of the role, we’ll make every effort to source any necessary aids, adaptations or equipment. If, however, any task proves to be unachievable, we will look at redesigning parts of the role. 

Other relevant information 

Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
Who we are - Manchester City Council 
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