The role
Here at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Prevention Department as a Missing from Home Coordinator.
As a Missing from Home Coordinator, you will work in collaboration with partner agencies to provide a liaison function involved in the care of children and adults. You will be required to respond effectively to the challenges of dealing with missing people and undertake preventative actions and relevant safeguarding responsibilities in relation to missing people.
What you’ll do
* Develop and maintain subject matter expertise to provide advice on missing person issues and liaise with internal teams and external agencies.
* Promote multi-agency missing person protocols to internal and external partners.
* Collaborate with multi-agency partners to build strong relationships, address root causes of missing episodes, problem solve to reduce repeat cases, and implement safeguarding strategies, recognising links to exploitation and ensuring records and referrals are completed.
* Work with police and national partners to share risk and vulnerability information, support missing person risk assessments, and challenge ineffective practices.
* Analyse repeat missing person reports and collaborate with agencies to recommend interventions, present findings at multi-agency meetings, and identify opportunities for prevention, safeguarding, and best practice improvement.
What you’ll bring
* Understanding of confidentiality, Data Protection and Freedom of Information issues.
* Successfully complete and undertake further training to achieve Professional Investigation Programme (PIP) level 1 accreditation.
* Experience of working in a multi-agency environment.
* Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands, maintain strong organizational skills, and critically analyse data to conduct audits and reviews.
* Able to interpret and apply guidance to specific activities, committed to continuous improvement with evidence of impact, and skilled at identifying areas for enhancement within the business.
We know it’s important for you to feel that you’re not only part of a great team, but part of a community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued, and their talents are fully utilised. Appointments are based on merit alone.
Just so you know
Our application form will help us understand how your work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Missing from Home Coordinator with #TeamNP. To help support your application research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re applying for and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by a face-to-face interview. Just so you know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the closing date on the advert.
We are proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure your visit goes smoothly.
Use of AI in Applications: At Northumbria Police, we embrace innovative technologies to enhance our recruitment process. We understand that candidates may use AI tools to assist with their applications. While AI can be a valuable resource, we encourage applicants to ensure their submissions accurately reflect their personal qualifications, experiences, and skills. Our selection process includes thorough evaluations to verify the authenticity and suitability of all applications. We value genuine and thoughtful responses that showcase your unique strengths and perspectives.
If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form, therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3 years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting clearance, medical information, and references.
Terms of appointment
This is a permanent role subject to a six-month probationary period.
If you are successful in your application, you will have a six-month probation period with us where you will be unable to apply for any other post advertised internally or externally.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible