Assessment Date: To be arranged
The role
The Missing from Home Project Worker role is to support Tameside by ensuring that young people who go missing are independently interviewed within 72 hours of notification. The service is central to Tameside’s strategy to safeguard young people from harm and vulnerability. We are looking for a committed individual who can successfully engage young people and is comfortable working in close collaboration with statutory partners. You will join our dynamic, ambitious team, playing a key role in engaging young people, often for the first time. Young people are listened to carefully, and safety plans are developed to help eliminate the risks of going missing, alongside strategies to steer them on a brighter path.
Our aim is to reduce the number of missing episodes and prevent potential harm. You will also attend statutory meetings when needed and participate in the monthly missing from home panel meetings to provide updates on young people who frequently go missing.
The service operates within a broader framework of contextual safeguarding in Tameside.
About you
We are seeking candidates with excellent interpersonal, communication, and administrative skills, as well as the ability to build positive relationships with children, young people, and families.
About Us
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our citizens lead long, fulfilling, and healthy lives. We support economic growth, provide high-quality health and care services, protect our most vulnerable, and create strong, supportive, and self-sufficient communities.
We recognize that our people drive our success and enable us to deliver on our vision, purpose, and priorities. Our staff are our most valuable resource, and our values underpin our practice and behaviours. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values: Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity, and Engage. How we do things is just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience, and knowledge are essential to our success, along with their happiness, wellbeing, enthusiasm, and motivation to excel.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults, and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barred List procedures.
This role is a designated customer-facing position under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer sponsorship at this time.
We are dedicated to fostering a culture that respects individuals, appreciates differences, and allows everyone, regardless of background, to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited Disability Confident employer. Reasonable adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here.
Location: Manchester Road, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, OL7 0BQ, United Kingdom
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