National Referral Mechanism (NRM) Support Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council service is hiring an NRM Support Officer for a fixed term of 12 months to assist in decision-making processes regarding modern slavery cases. Responsibilities include documenting projects, coordinating tasks, and analyzing data to support the NRM process. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and analytical skills. This position offers supportive management and a focus on wellbeing in the workplace, located in Warwickshire.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in producing project documentation and reports.
• Ability to coordinate meetings and manage tasks efficiently.
• Strong analytical skills for processing data and referrals.

Responsibilities

• Support the NRM Coordinator with project documentation.
• Organize and support NRM Panel meetings.
• Collect and analyze referrals data for reporting.

Skills

Project documentation

Report writing

Data analysis

Coordination

Job description

About the Team:

The Family Adolescent Support Team (FAST) is a multi-disciplinary service co-located with Barnardo’s, Police and Youth Justice and locality based in the South (Leamington Justice Centre) North(Nuneaton Justice Centre and East(Bloxham Centre) of the county to build connections with localcommunities and enable a focus on risk through a contextual lens in the different places and spaces that young people spend their time in.

FAST responds to adolescents facing increasingly complex situations from a range of different, usually connected, harms outside of the home, such as exploitation and peer violence, working restoratively through a trauma lens with young people, parents, and families to build and strengthen relationships and provide flexible and responsive support at the right time to maintain stable homes and keep young people safe.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education. Find out why we are good Ofsted.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role:

We are recruiting for the role of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) Support Officer in our Family & Adolescent Support Team covering countywide on a fixed term 12-month basis.

The NRM framework is the statutory process for identifying and referring potential victims of modern slavery to ensure they receive the appropriate support.

The role will provide support to the NRM Devolved Decision Making pilot being undertaken in Warwickshire with the Home Office to determine whether decision-making aligned to local safeguarding is a more appropriate model.

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Key Requirements:

• Support the NRM Coordinator and Pilot Lead by producing a range of project documentation, collecting information for reports, organising and supporting Panel meetings, and the coordination of tasks and activities
• Coordinate general administrative tasks that ensures efficient working practices with regard to NRM
• Write reports in support of the NRM process and prepare presentations
• Maintain a forward plan and ensure decision-making and reporting deadlines are met
• Research NRM referrals, securing information to present to NRM Panel
• Collect, collate, analyse and report information regarding referrals and data relating to NRM

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below;

NRM Support Officer

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information:

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

An NPPV check is required for individuals who are to be appointed due to frequent and uncontrolled access to government assets.

To discuss the role please contact Nigel A Jones via email [e-mail]

Closing Date: Monday 11th August 2025
Interview Date: Tuesday 19^th August 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more