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Are you passionate about helping families thrive in the face of complex challenges? Do you have the skills and experience to deliver life-changing therapeutic interventions that make a real difference? Do you enjoy working directly with families to empower them and build lasting resilience? If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this exciting opportunity to join the Shield Team as a Personal Advisor.

We are seeking a dedicated Personal Advisor to join the Shield Team, working directly with families and young people to prevent child exploitation, reduce harms, and support safer transitions into adulthood.

You will deliver intensive, relationship-based preventative and therapeutic support to families, children and young people aged 0–25. A key part of the role will involve supporting care-experienced young people and young adults as they transition into adulthood and face increased harms associated with exploitation.

You will work closely with families, professionals, and partner agencies to reduce harms associated with exploitation, crime, and anti-social behaviour.

A central aspect of this role is preventing exploitation, including county lines, youth violence, and other forms of harm. You will deliver interventions and co-create focused family plans aiming to prevent exploitation, helping to build resilience, reduce harm, and 

Are you passionate about helping families thrive in the face of complex challenges? Do you have the skills and experience to deliver life-changing therapeutic interventions that make a real difference? Do you enjoy working directly with families to empower them and build lasting resilience? If so, you may be the perfect candidate for this exciting opportunity to join the Shield Team as a Personal Advisor.

We are seeking a dedicated Personal Advisor to join the Shield Team, working directly with families and young people to prevent child exploitation, reduce harms, and support safer transitions into adulthood.

You will deliver intensive, relationship-based preventative and therapeutic support to families, children and young people aged 0–25. A key part of the role will involve supporting care-experienced young people and young adults as they transition into adulthood and face increased harms associated with exploitation.

You will work closely with families, professionals, and partner agencies to reduce harms associated with exploitation, crime, and anti-social behaviour.

A central aspect of this role is preventing exploitation, including county lines, youth violence, and other forms of harm. You will deliver interventions and co-create focused family plans aiming to prevent exploitation, helping to build resilience, reduce harm, and empower parents, carers, and young people to make positive change.

This role requires flexibility, including evening and weekend availability.

This is a challenging but rewarding role that offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families. If you are dedicated to making a positive impact through partnership working and therapeutic practice, we encourage you to apply.

Interviews will be held on Friday 1^st August 2025.

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: 

Chloe Vose, Shield Team Manager: 07810053551 / Email: chloe.vose@knowsley.gov.uk 

Please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification and should be a maximum of 1-2 pages.

Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.