South Gloucestershire Council
Care Leavers Engagement Worker
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How you'll make a difference
As a Care Leaver Engagement Worker, you will support young people aged 16–25 as they move from care into independent adulthood. You will help them build confidence, develop life skills and access opportunities that enable them to thrive.
You will play a key role in strengthening their independence, supporting stable housing, positive relationships, and engagement in education, employment or training.
What you will be doing
It will be your responsibility to plan and deliver a range of community‑based group sessions, workshops and events for care leavers.
Daily you will liaise with young people to gather feedback to shape engagement activities and develop our Local Offer.
It will be key for you to provide targeted one‑to‑one support alongside Personal Advisors to help young people achieve agreed outcomes.
Day to day you will support young people in gaining access to education, employment or training, as well as housing, health, wellbeing and wider community resources.
Regularly you will provide practical support to care‑experienced parents and young people who may be at risk of homelessness or social isolation.
What we need from you
We require you to hold an NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification, in a relevant discipline or be working towards an appropriate qualification related to the provision of services to children and young people.
It is essential that you have considerable relevant experience of the use of evidence-based practice, working with vulnerable and disadvantaged children, families or young people.
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You will have demonstrable experience of writing holistic, multi-agency assessments and plans with families.
You must have knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice, processes and procedures.
It is a requirement that you have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships and engage successfully with colleagues, service users and partner organisations.
What you need to know
This role is on a Limited Term Contract ending 31st March 2027, working 18.5 hours per week, Tuesday to Thursday.
You may occasionally be required to work outside normal office hours to deliver planned sessions, workshops or events.
You will be required to travel widely within the authority so you must either have a full, valid driving licence with access to a car or have an appropriate means of travel.
Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy.
Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
Interviews will be held Thursday 30th April 2026.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
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We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
What is special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
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