About the Role
Peterborough City Council is seeking an Experienced Social Worker to join its Exploitation and Missing Team, part of the Young People's Safeguarding Service.
This is a vital role focused on safeguarding vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation, trafficking, and going missing. You will work directly with young people, families, and a wide range of partner agencies to reduce risk, build resilience, and achieve positive outcomes.
This role is ideal for a passionate and skilled practitioner committed to child protection, trauma-informed practice, and multi-agency collaboration.
Location: Sand Martin House, Peterborough
Working Pattern: Hybrid - Minimum 2 days in the office, with home working and community visits
Rate: £39 per hour (Umbrella)
Key Responsibilities
- Build strong, trusting relationships with vulnerable children and young people
- Use trauma-informed approaches to understand and respond to exploitation risks
- Respond to incidents of children missing from home or care
- Conduct and oversee Return Home Interviews (RHI) to inform safeguarding planning
- Identify push and pull factors contributing to missing episodes and exploitation
- Contribute to and develop effective safeguarding and risk management plans
- Attend Strategy Meetings, weekly Risk Outside the Home panels, and monthly MACE meetings
- Work collaboratively with police, education, health, youth justice, and third-sector partners
- Share intelligence appropriately to enhance child protection
- Provide support and oversight to missing workers
- Deliver training to professionals across Peterborough
- Engage in continuous professional development and maintain Social Work England registration
About You
- Be a qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
- Have experience working with exploitation, missing children, or safeguarding adolescents
- Demonstrate strong risk assessment and multi-agency working skills
- Be confident working in complex and high-risk environments
- Have a child-centred and trauma-informed approach to practice
- Show excellent communication, analytical, and decision-making abilities
Why Join Peterborough City Council?
- Be part of a specialist team making a real impact on vulnerable young people's lives
- Work within a collaborative, multi-agency safeguarding environment
- Competitive pay and flexible hybrid working
- Opportunity to develop expertise in exploitation and missing children's cases
If you're an experienced Social Worker looking to make a meaningful difference in a specialist safeguarding role, we'd love to hear from you.
