Missing Children's Coordinator (AYJS)

at  London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

ABOUT THIS JOB

Are you a dedicated, reliable and hardworking individual who is committed to supporting vulnerable children and young people? This is an exciting post within the Council that will see you working across a range of agencies to coordinate information and support around missing children.
Assisting with ensuring that key tasks related to missing children are carried out, the successful candidate will need good ICT skills to maintain the borough’s central missing children database and be able to interrogate other systems for information on missing children.
Excellent interpersonal skills are necessary as the post holder will need to liaise daily with professionals in other agencies, especially Social Workers and the Police, and attend various meetings. You will be expected to handle sensitive data appropriately and will need to work efficiently to ensure that a report is issued each day of missing children that the local authority has a responsibility towards.
Return interviews are a key tool in understanding why children go missing and what can be done to prevent them going missing again. You will be responsible for ensuring these interviews are carried out within a strict timeframe. There will also be a requirement to undertake some return interviews, which will include meeting with a child who has returned from being missing to ascertain why they went missing, what happened to them and what can be done to stop them going missing again.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS POST

This vacancy is a safer services role, therefore you will be required to carry out a DBS Check.

ABOUT US

We are putting the heart back into social work, supported by our relational practice model, we ensure the child’s lived experience takes centre stage. Ours is a culture of high expectations, high challenge, and high support. This is an exciting time to join the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.
We have been on a journey over the last few years, that has seen us transform the council and the way we deliver our services. At the heart of this transformation is our community. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families.
In return we offer a competitive pay package, generous pension, annual leave up to 31 days, investment in your learning and development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing.
If you have any support requirements; require assistance with your application or would like a confidential discussion about this post, please notify us at the earliest opportunity via socialcarerecruitment@lbbd.gov.uk so that appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made to our application process.

Please refer the Job description for details