General information Reference 004461-2097 Closing Date 23/06/2025 Service Area Directorate Children's Services Service Area Youth Offending Category Social Care - Children's Social Care Job Title Child Exploitation Development Lead Grade BBU14 Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles) BBU14 56,676 - 60,206 Contract Type Full time permanent Contract Hours 37 Job Advert The Pan Bedfordshire Child Exploitation Development Lead will sit within our Youth Justice Service The role will support key workers across the county to ensure young peoples plans address issues related to Missing, Slavery, Exploitation and Trafficking. This includes supporting the governance of the strategy, action plans and initiatives to ensure children and young people are safeguarded and supported. This involves working with a large range of partners and engaging staff at all levels including the most senior level. The key aims of the post are to ensure a coordinated, high quality and effective approach to Child Exploitation and Missing across Bedfordshire, while raising the profile of partnership working to address Child Exploitation and Missing and to increase awareness among practitioners and influence practice. We welcome applicants from multi disciplinary backgrounds including the Police, Probation, Voluntary Sector, Health, Education and Social Care. How to apply When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below. Closing Date: 23rd June 2025 Interview Date: 3rd July 2025 Please note: The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of: · a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving) · a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments Enhanced DBS This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). Additional Vacancy Information Allowance (pro rata for part time roles) N/A Work Pattern Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working Is this an enhanced DBS role? Yes Is this a politically restricted role? Yes Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker? Yes Location Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough Council Recruitment, Bedford Location Borough Hall Cauldwell Street MK42 9AP Bedford Is this a designated car user position? No