Missing and Prevention Worker

Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.

At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future – together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities. 

If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.

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ABOUT THE ROLE

Your primary role will be to undertake Return Home Interviews for all children who go missing from home or care. You will gather pivotal information to inform plans around the child, adhering to strict timescales. You will be responsible for managing a caseload of one-to-one work with children and young people, managing risk and safety planning based on assessment of their needs.  

Working as part of a small team within the Contextual Safeguarding Service, you will work closely with colleagues from the ACT and ACE teams to prevent children from coming to harm from outside the family home.

You will be required to liaise and communicate effectively with other agencies such as the police, children's social care and schools, along with parents and carers in order to create a meaningful impact in children's lives.

The role is diverse with no one day the same, for more information on the role please view the ‘in this job you will’ section within the attached job description and person specification.

ABOUT YOU

You will have:

• An understanding of the needs of children who go missing from home or care, and the harm they can come to outside the home.
• Experience of building strong relationships with a range of children, young people and professionals.
• An ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines, responding to immediate concerns.
• A strength-based approach to working with children at risk of harm outside the home, showing resilience in your day to day work.

• A full driving license and access to a car are essential due to Cheshire East's rural nature

To find out more about our essential and desirable criteria for the role please view the ‘in this job you will need’ section within the attached job description and person specification.

WHAT WE GIVE IN RETURN

•ENHANCED ANNUAL LEAVE - 34 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) from day 1, increasing up to 39 days after only 5 years' service

•ENHANCED PUBLIC PENSION - A career average pension (contributions built at a rate of 1/49th of your yearly pensionable pay

•FLEXIBLE WORKING PATTERN - 37-hour standard full time working week with flexi time and hybrid/remote working arrangements

•PURCHASE OF ANNUAL LEAVE - The ability to purchase up to 10 days' extra annual leave each year in addition to your normal annual leave entitlements (this is pro-rata for part time staff)

•CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME - Receive up Income Tax and National Insurance savings of up to 25-39% off the retail price of the bike and safety equipment package (savings dependent on the value of your chosen package and your tax status

•EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME - A completely free to use and confidential assistance service for all employees to help staff manage, reduce and overcome the impact of life issues which they may experience from time to time, both within work and their personal life

•PAID VOLUNTEER LEAVE – Up to two days paid leave per year to volunteer for local organisations in the borough of Cheshire East

•VIRGIN MEDIA AND O2 DISCOUNTS - Exclusive discounts on Virgin Media Broadband and O2 pay monthly plans.

•DISCOUNTED GYM MEMBERSHIPS - Access to corporate membership prices for Everybody Leisure which includes: • Gym, Swim and Group Fitness at all 16 facilities • Off-Peak Racket Sports • Athletics Tracks • Sauna/Steam/Spa To find out more about our rewards and benefits package, please click here

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for the role please click apply for this job at the bottom of the page, or, for or an informal chat about the role please contact Faye Ronan via email; faye.ronan@cheshireeast.gov.uk . Please note CV's alone will not be accepted and the full application form must be completed for safe recruitment purposes. We reserve the right to close any vacancy sooner than the advertised closing date, should a suitable candidate be found. Early application is therefore advisable.

Cheshire East Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such, any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings that are ‘not protected’ as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 (as amended in 2013) relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. You must therefore, disclose whether you have any previous convictions where prompted to do so within the application process.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.

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