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Based within the Swindon Integrated Adolescent Service, as our Missing from Home and Care Family Worker you will play a key role in safeguarding children by supporting the Missing Coordinator, working closely with the Police Missing Coordinator, and conducting independent Return Home Interviews (RHIs).

Your role will include RHIs for children not open to Children’s Services and children open to Children’s Services who require an independent interview to explore the push and pull factors behind a missing episode. You will also risk assess cases and make referrals to Children and Families Contact Swindon, where appropriate.
To succeed in this role, you will need demonstrable experience of working with and providing support to children, young people and their families. You will be creative and motivational, able to make positive relationships with families with a solution focused mindset. You will also need resilience and the ability to manage your time well and the ability to prioritise your work.
You will need to be flexible with working hours that fit around the needs of the family.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this position.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).