Missing Support Worker
Missing Support Worker
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Birmingham to assist with the appointment of a Missing Support Worker on a 2-month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 14.79 - 19.25 per hour
Summary:
The Missing Support Worker undertakes timely return home interviews (RHI) with children and young people to support their protection from further missing episodes abuse and exploitation. The role involves building relationships with young people and providing them with information advice and advocacy. The goal is to ensure the childs voice is heard in decision-making processes and to use the information gathered to reduce or prevent future missing episodes.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct timely Return Home Interviews (RHIs) with children and young people who have returned from being missing.
- Provide RHIs to all children in Birmingham who have gone missing from home or care which may require travel outside the city. The service also covers RHIs for children placed by other local authorities within Birmingham.
- Explore the reasons a child went missing the associated risks and discuss alternatives to running away in the future.
- Complete RHI reports for allocated workers to identify concerns reduce future missing episodes and refer children with safeguarding issues to CASS (Childrens Advice & Support Service).
- Work with the Exploitation Hub and other professionals to discuss missing still-missing and returned children.
- Comply with the Councils Health and Safety and Information Quality policies.
Essentials:
- The post holder is expected to be responsible for their own professional development.
- The Birmingham Childrens Trust encourages and supports staff development and training
- The candidate should be committed to a wide range of diversity issues including Equal Opportunities.
- This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
- This role requires an Enhanced DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
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Employment Type
Full Time
