Are you passionate about safeguarding children and young people from harms outside the home, do you have strategic mindset capable of coordinating disruption planning in a multi-agency setting? We are seeking an innovative and highly motivated Exploitation and Missing Co-ordinator to join our dynamic, contextual safeguarding partnership hub. This position is pivotal in spearheading the intelligence-led disruption of perpetrators and the protection of vulnerable young people across Birmingham, the role does not include direct casework with children and families but will require occasional joint visits.
In this influential role, you will be responsible for developing thorough assessment of harm or risk, utilising a contextual safeguarding approach. Your expertise will be crucial in analysing intelligence, identifying emerging trends, and coordinating robust disruption plans that target perpetrators and prevent exploitation. You will play a key role in forging and nurturing strong partnerships between the Empower U Hub, the wider community, and various agencies. By building these connections, you will both strengthen our collective response to child exploitation, serious youth violence and missing episodes and enhance the safeguarding landscape citywide.
Your coordination skills will be at the heart of the operation, as you work collaboratively with experienced professionals from social care, police, education, and community agencies. You will be tasked with driving multi-agency efforts, managing information flow, and ensuring that disruption activity is effective, timely, and intelligence-led. This includes raising awareness among social workers, family support workers, youth offending teams, and other stakeholders—enhancing their ability to recognise and respond to risks that originate outside the family environment.
We are looking for someone with a strong understanding of the issues surrounding child exploitation and missing children, underpinned by a relevant degree or equivalent qualifications. You should demonstrate a keen awareness of the complexities facing young people in Birmingham, and a proven ability to assess vulnerabilities and coordinate safeguarding responses.
This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking, innovative service within the Trust—one that values new ideas and strategic thinking. If you have exceptional organisational and coordination abilities, are adept at managing intelligence and orchestrating disruption of perpetrators, and are committed to making a tangible difference for children and young people, we would love to hear from you.
Our Benefits:
- Relocation Allowance of up to £8,000 (T&C’s apply)
- We pay your DBS application fee and reimburse your update service fee
- A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
- Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme which gives you the chance to drive a brand-new car for an affordable fixed monthly amount as part of a salary sacrifice initiative. With no deposits or credit checks required a range of all-inclusive driving packages
- Free on-site parking at our offices on One Avenue Road (Aston) and Lifford House (Stirchley). We also provide onsite electric car charging ports which are free to use!
Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
- Flexible and hybrid working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home and we offer a variety of working patterns, to support the needs of the Trust and to ensure a positive work/life balance for our employees
- You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted gym memberships with Pure Gym and Nuffield Health
For informal enquiries or to find out more about this distinctive and rewarding role, please contact Team Manager Annabel Goddard 07766576079.
We have been rated as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following a 2023 inspection. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.
This is a part-time (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) hybrid role based in Birmingham so you must reside within a suitable commutable distance around Birmingham and have the correct right-to-work documents to work in the UK. Sadly, we do not support those who require sponsorship.