Caseworker (Missing from Home & Child Exploitation)
Core
Supporting children and young people aged 10-18 at risk of child exploitation (CE) through return interviews, risk reduction planning, and direct intervention.
Role type
Senior IC caseworker (child protection and safeguarding)
Builds
Support plans, risk reduction pathways, and multi-agency interventions for vulnerable youth
Domain
Social care / Child protection / Safeguarding
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
case management, risk assessment, safeguarding procedures, multi-agency partnership, report writing, stakeholder engagement, volunteer supervision
Preferred skills
cultural competency, legislative knowledge (Children's Act), community engagement
Technologies
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Responsibilities
Conduct return interviews within 72 hours, develop support plans and risk reduction strategies, deliver CE awareness training, coordinate with Children's Social Care and local authorities, supervise volunteers and student social workers, record interventions in MIS, monitor progress against KPIs
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC