Youth Progression Adviser

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to young people's lives by supporting them into education, employment, or training. Part-time, permanent position covering East Cambridgeshire. Although the post is advertised as Part-time - it is close to full time at 33.5 hours a week. Cambridgeshire County Council is excited to be recruiting a Youth Progression Adviser to join our Youth Progression and Transitions Team, supporting young people into education, employment, and training. You will work directly with young people aged 15 - 18 who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) or at risk of becoming NEET. You will offer tailored one-to-one support, helping young people overcome barriers, build confidence, and progress into positive opportunities. Post-holders will be based in East Cambs but may be required to support other areas as part of the countywide service. They will work in close collaboration with schools, colleges, training providers, Job Centre Plus, and other partner agencies.,

• Provide personalised one-to-one support to young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET.
• Assess needs, identify barriers to participation, and co-design tailored support plans.
• Deliver high-quality information and advice to help young people re-engage with learning, employment or training.
• Work with schools, colleges, training providers and employers to support retention in post-16 learning.
• Maintain accurate and timely case records in line with service processes.
• Contribute to the delivery of key performance indicators for the service., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
  
  Personal Qualities
• Motivated and committed to supporting young people and their families to achieve positive outcomes.
• Able to build strong, trusting relationships with young people and a range of professionals.
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage your workload effectively.
• A confident communicator, able to engage with diverse audiences using a range of methods.
• Able to manage challenging situations professionally and maintain boundaries.
• Willing to participate in ongoing learning and development.
Skills & Experience
• Experience of working with young people facing complex or multiple barriers.
• Understanding of education, employment and training pathways.
• Evidence of effective partnership working across agencies.
• Good working knowledge of safeguarding and relevant legislation.
• Awareness of Jobcentre Plus, DWP processes, and young people's benefits.
• Ability to produce accurate, high-quality records and assessments.
  
  Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
  
  We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes