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.