Vacancy Detail

Missing from Home Worker

Role:                   Missing from Home Worker

Based:                West Yorkshire

Salary:                £15 – 17 per hour (dependant on experience)

Start Date:          ASAP

Duration:            3 – 6 months on a temporary contract with the chance of a permanent placement at the end of this period

Hours:               37 hours a week (would consider job share)

Our client, a respected children’s charity, is looking for a Missing from Home Worker to join their established Yorkshire Service.

The organisation is one of the UK’s leading Children’s Charities and provide targeted interventions, support and advocacy to vulnerable children, young people and families.

In this role you will be responsible for carrying out return home interviews with children and young people in care, including those who have repeated run away from placement.

You will be working to quickly engage and build rapport with the child/ young person, identify the push and pull factors which lead to the child/ young person running away (this can including CSE, County Lines, Drug & Alcohol and various Family related issues), identify any safeguarding concerns and react appropriately, signpost the child/ young person/ carer to additional services and agencies and work closely with a range of partners.

It is a fast paced, varied and extremely interesting role and you will be working for a fantastic charity who offer excellent training and development opportunities.

Essential Requirements:

· Experience of working with children/young people and a proven track record of engaging hard to reach young people

· Knowledge of/ experience of working with children in care, those at risk (CSE, County Lines, Domestic Abuse, Neglect etc) and/ or mental health/ substance misuse would be highly desirable

. Strong understanding of child safeguarding

. Background in one of the following areas would be very beneficial: Family Support, Social Care, Residential Care, Youth Work and Specialist Support (CSE, Gangs and County Lines, CSA, Domestic Abuse etc)

For more information, please call the team on 0121 828 5901 and ask to speak to Molly or email her your CV at molly@supporting-futures.com

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency

Location: West Yorkshire | Salary: 15 - 17 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 21/03/2025