Permanent contract | 37 hours per week | £29,269 to £31,364 per annum (Grade G) | Countywide
Young Persons Adviser
Do you want to make a difference to young people's futures and are you passionate about ensuring that all young people can realise their potential through engaging in education, employment or training?
We are looking to recruit a Young Persons’ Adviser to work across Norfolk, working with NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) young people aged 16-18. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real contribution to increasing young people’s participation in EET.
Your experience and understanding of the support young people need to make a successful transition into education, employment or training will be vital.
You will have the ability to engage young people using virtual methods and in person. Effective communication with a range of professionals along with good organisational skills, the ability to work within timescales and achieve outcomes for young people will be essential. You will have excellent IT skills and digital knowledge.
Norfolk County Council operates a hybrid working model and we anticipate that working remotely will be a feature of this role, your office base will be in County Hall, Norwich. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
For further information and an informal discussion, please contact Sara-Jane Sturman, Education & Training Officer, Participation and Transition Strategy Team, on 01603 222390.
Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discount programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension, new bikes and electric cars.
You can find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
Already a Norfolk County Council employee? please apply using your @norfolk.gov.uk or @nccal.ac.uk email.
Closing date for redeployees to receive priority consideration: 25 April 2024
Closing date: 02 May 2024
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