Family Worker: Safeguarding & Return Home Interviews

Blackpool Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,061 - 35,412; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive team environment

Regular supervision

Training opportunities

Meaningful impact

Job summary

Blackpool Council’s Awaken – Wider Exploitation Team is seeking a dedicated Family Worker to support children and young people who go missing from home or care. You will lead on Missing From Home Return Interviews, explore experiences, identify safeguarding concerns, and help young people feel safe and heard within a strengths‑based, child‑centred framework.

Working in a multiagency context, you will produce clear RHIs, contribute to risk management planning, and build trusted relationships with

Qualifications

• Experience with children, young people or families in safeguarding settings.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build trusted relationships.
• Ability to engage young people around difficult experiences.
• Understanding of exploitation, missing from home risks, and contextual safeguarding.
• Ability to analyse information and contribute to safety planning.
• Good recording skills and attention to detail in written work.
• Commitment to strengths‑based, child‑centred practice.

Responsibilities

• Complete Return Home Interviews within 72 hours of a young person returning from a missing episode.
• Build trusting relationships with children and young people to explore experiences.
• Use strengths‑based practice to ensure the child’s voice is reflected and safety plans are co‑produced.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and share them appropriately.
• Produce clear, high‑quality RHIs for manager quality assurance.
• Attend Missing From Home Risk Management Meetings and support multi‑agency planning.

Skills

Child safeguarding experience

Communication skills

Engagement with children

Exploitation awareness

Info analysis / safety planning

Documentation

Strengths-based approach

Job description

Blackpool Council’s Awaken – Wider Exploitation Team is seeking a dedicated Family Worker to support children and young people who go missing from home or care. You will lead on Missing From Home Return Interviews, explore experiences, identify safeguarding concerns, and help young people feel safe and heard within a strengths‑based, child‑centred framework.

Working in a multiagency context, you will produce clear RHIs, contribute to risk management planning, and build trusted relationships with