Missing Support Worker – Birmingham

Job Description

Missing Support Worker
Birmingham
11/08/2025 – 2 months initially
Monday to Friday, 8.45am – 5.15pm, 36.5 hrs/week

• To undertake timely return home interviews (RHI) to children and young people.
• To build relationships with children and young people potentially over a period of time as appropriate to the child.
• To provide information, advice and advocate on behalf of children and young people. This is in order to support their protection from further missing episodes, abuse and exploitation; and to ensure their voice is heard within decision-making processes.
• To use information gained to reduce and/or prevent future missing episodes; identify and disrupt wider exploitation; and identify possible persons of interest and locations of concern.
• To support the coordination of Birmingham’s response to Missing children, acting as a central point for information collation and sharing as well as for expertise and information.
• To raise awareness regarding Missing issues and to the links to wider exploitation.
• To support the Children’s Trust, Birmingham Safeguarding Children Partnership and West Midlands Police in achieving a consistent and effective multi-agency safeguarding response to Missing children. 

Requirements

• Experience working with looked after children, Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children or care experienced young people 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and interpersonal
• Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call 02085149110 mobile 07570 819 831