Guidance Adviser (5728)

Permanent contract | full-time 37 hours per week | £34,834 to £36,648 per annum (Grade I) | Norwich – hybrid working

We are seeking to recruit a full-time Guidance Adviser working across Norfolk.

As a Guidance Adviser, you will engage with NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) SEND (special educational needs and disability) young people with an EHCP (Education, Health & Care Plan) who are aged 16-24.

You will assess and identify individual needs and provide impartial guidance, advice, and advocacy to assist young people to make successful transitions into education or employment with accredited training.

You will be able to demonstrate your skills in engaging vulnerable and hard to reach young people using a range of delivery methods, both virtual and face to face.

You will have a good understanding of the issues for young people with SEND in Norfolk and strong partnership working with both internal colleagues and external partners. A good understanding of Post 16 Education and Training and the provision available in Norfolk for young people with SEND is a key aspect of the role.

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.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sam Derbyshire (Education and Training Officer) on 01603 222151

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specificationto 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