Personal Adviser

This position is available as a secondment opportunity for up to 1 year. If you are a permanent LBC employee, you must have written approval (an email will suffice) from your manager prior to applying and a copy will need to be submitted with your application. Please note: we will not be able to proceed with your application form without your manager’s permission.

Do you have experience of working with young people aged 11-25 years old and a knowledge of current themes within Children, Family & Education Services? If yes we wan to hear from you.

We have a vital role available within the Children, Families and Education department where you’ll work with young people in Luton to help them to achieve, engage in positive opportunities, remove barriers to participation and reduce the number of young people who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment and Training).

You’ll work one to one and with groups of young people preparing and planning group sessions on a variety of topics to offer information, advice and guidance on the range of services available including: education, careers, social activities, volunteering, employment and housing.

This will involve interviewing them to establish their aspirations, discussing possible career and other options, help identify needs and barriers to participation and producing an action plan which can be worked on and reviewed in order to help young people overcome barriers to participation and achievement.