Child Exploitation Development Lead
Child Exploitation Development Lead
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Job Description
General information
Reference
Closing Date
23/06/2025Service Area
Directorate
Childrens Services
Service Area
Youth Offending
Category
Social Care - Childrens Social Care
Job Title
Child Exploitation Development Lead
Grade
BBU14
Salary Range ( pro rata for part time roles)
BBU- 60206
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Contract Hours
37
Job Advert
The Pan Bedfordshire Child Exploitation Development Lead will sit within our Youth Justice Service The role will support key workers across the county to ensure young peoples plans address issues related to Missing Slavery Exploitation and Trafficking.
This includes supporting the governance of the strategy action plans and initiatives to ensure children and young people are safeguarded and supported. This involves working with a large range of partners and engaging staff at all levels including the most senior level.
The key aims of the post are to ensure a coordinated high quality and effective approach to Child Exploitation and Missing across Bedfordshire while raising the profile of partnership working to address Child Exploitation and Missing and to increase awareness among practitioners and influence practice.
We welcome applicants from multi disciplinary backgrounds including the Police Probation Voluntary Sector Health Education and Social Care.
How to apply
When you are ready to apply click on Apply for Vacancy; you will be asked to upload a CVand answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date:23rd June 2025
Interview Date: 3rd July 2025
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
For further information please email
Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit DBS
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Additional Vacancy Information
Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)
N/A
Work Pattern
Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working
Is this an enhanced DBS role
Yes
Is this a politically restricted role
Yes
Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker
Yes
Location
Bedfordshire Bedford Borough Council Recruitment Bedford
Location
Is this a designated car user position
No
Employment Type
Full-Time
