Protective Youth Advocate — Exploitation & Missing

Wmjobs; Hempstalls; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

We are recruiting a Part-time Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing from Home Caseworker to support at-risk young people in Stoke-on-Trent. You will conduct Return Home Interviews, deliver focused interventions, and work with families to reduce risk while ensuring information reaches social care and police partners.

The role requires safeguarding knowledge, direct youth work experience, and a track record in case management.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and maths, or an equivalent literacy and numeracy qualification.
• A Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce or another relevant qualification, or a willingness to work towards one.
• Extensive experience of direct work with young people presenting a range of needs and risks.
• Knowledge of exploitation, missing episodes, push and pull factors, safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Experience of assessment, action planning, reviewing interventions and working with families or carers.
• Strong engagement, analytical writing, partnership-working and case-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete timely Return Home Interviews and engage young people following missing incidents.
• Deliver one-to-one interventions to young people who are vulnerable to or affected by exploitation.
• Assess need and risk, develop intervention and vulnerability plans, and review progress.
• Work with families and carers to increase awareness of exploitation, online safety and protective strategies.
• Share relevant information and intelligence through agreed social care and police pathways.
• Maintain accurate Liquid logic records and contribute to relevant multi-agency meetings, mapping and risk-management processes.

Skills

Direct work with young people

Engagement

Case management

Partnership working

Analytical writing

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People’s Workforce

GCSE English and Maths

Job description

We are recruiting a Part-time Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing from Home Caseworker to support at-risk young people in Stoke-on-Trent. You will conduct Return Home Interviews, deliver focused interventions, and work with families to reduce risk while ensuring information reaches social care and police partners.

The role requires safeguarding knowledge, direct youth work experience, and a track record in case management.