Senior Personal Adviser - Transitional Safeguarding

Senior Personal Adviser – Transitional Safeguarding About the Role

This is not a traditional Personal Adviser role.

We are seeking a highly skilled and committed Senior Personal Adviser to work with young people aged 16–25 who present with complex safeguarding, exploitation, and support needs as they transition into adulthood.

You will play a key role in delivering Southampton’s Transitional Safeguarding offer, recognising that vulnerability does not end at 18 and that young people require consistent, relationship-based support across this critical life stage.

Working within the Young People’s Service, you will act as a lead practitioner for a cohort of young people, coordinating multi-agency responses to reduce harm, build resilience, and support positive outcomes into adulthood.

• Hold a caseload of young people experiencing complex risks including exploitation, homelessness, offending, mental health needs and disengagement from services
• Build trusted, consistent relationships to support engagement and long-term change
• Provide flexible, trauma-informed and strengths-based support tailored to individual need

• Take a lead role in Transitional Safeguarding planning and interventions, ensuring continuity of support beyond age thresholds
• Contribute to and chair multi-agency meetings where appropriate, coordinating effective safeguarding responses
• Apply principles of empowerment, prevention, proportionality and partnership in all practice

• Work closely with Police, Housing, Health, Probation, Adult Social Care and voluntary sector partners
• Advocate strongly to ensure young people can access appropriate services, accommodation, education, training and employment
• Act as a key link between children’s and adult services, ensuring seamless transitions

• Lead on assessment, pathway planning and review processes
• Ensure young people’s voices, wishes and feelings are central to all decision-making
• Track progress and evidence impact through clear recording and outcome-focused practice

• Provide guidance and informal mentoring to Personal Advisers and practitioners within the team
• Contribute to service development, improving the local Transitional Safeguarding offer

We are looking for someone who:

• Has significant experience working with adolescents and young adults at risk of harm, including exploitation and contextual safeguarding concerns
• Demonstrates strong understanding of Transitional Safeguarding and multi-agency working
• Is confident working with complexity, risk, and uncertainty
• Has excellent relationship-based practice skills and can engage young people who may be reluctant to work with services
• Can analyse risk, coordinate plans, and drive forward impactful interventions
• Is committed to strengths-based, child-centred and trauma-informed practice

• Be part of a forward-thinking Young People’s Service shaping a strong Transitional Safeguarding offer
• Work in a high-impact role supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in the city
• Collaborate within a multi-agency, relationship-based service model
• Access ongoing professional development, training and reflective practice opportunities

Salary: The salary band for this role is £41,771 - £46,141. The starting salary is £41,771 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies
  - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support
  - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit Employee benefits ().