Job Description

Prevention and Education Practitioner (Missing Coordinator) Job description
We are currently recruiting a Missing Co-Ordinator within our Targeted Intensive Services. This is an exciting opportunity to join our "Making a Change Service" which is a multidisciplinary team for young people who are presenting a high level of vulnerability and who are at particular risk of harm from sexual and criminal exploitation and/or going missing.
Within this role you will deliver face to face support to young people who go missing and complete return home interviews (Missing Chats). You will be working alongside partner agencies including Humberside Police to coordinate the response to missing children across Children's Services as part of a multidisciplinary team. This will include young people who are presenting a high level of vulnerability and who are at particular risk of harm from sexual and criminal exploitation and/or going missing/trafficked.
The Right Candidate:
This role is ideal for candidates with a proven track record of working with those children and families with highly complex needs, who are educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. We are looking for an energetic, creative and experienced practitioner who can demonstrate tenacity and enthusiasm in making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people. You will have a well-developed knowledge of Signs of Safety and have a working knowledge of restorative practice, social pedagogy and systemic practice. You will have an in depth understanding and experience of working with children, young people and their networks, as well as an evident commitment to the values of family involvement, relational approaches and empowerment.
You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to demonstrate a high level of motivation and will be able to work independently. You will also display skills in working within timescales whilst managing conflicting priorities. This will be an extremely demanding role, but also equally rewarding, with opportunity for training and development within the role.
If you meet all of these qualities, have the right value base, and are an innovative practitioner then what are you waiting for? Apply now and make a difference.
Why work for East Riding?
We really value our staff, and it is our fundamental belief that our staff are the most important asset in fulfilling our responsibility to provide a quality service to children, young people and their families.
Benefits of working within CYPSSS, include:

• Regular reflective supervision with a focus on your wellbeing, your development, and what is working well.
• Strong management support at all levels.
• A service wide commitment to celebrating best practice and practice strengths.
• A service wide commitment to promoting wellbeing and support.

Our Model of Practice Stronger Together: You can, I can, We can
We have created a bespoke practice model that reflects and connects our vision, our value base and our behaviour as one East Riding of Yorkshire approach to working with children, young people and their families, which is nurtured and grown from within East Riding of Yorkshire CYPSSS and owned by our workforce.
Our Stronger Together approach is strengths based, solution-focused, and relational recognising that the very best work with families takes place within the context of excellent, collaborative relationships.
Other important information:
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is pursuing equality of opportunity in employment.
Appointment to the post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.
Should you require any further information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Beth Mitchell-Hicks, Team Manager.
Job title Prevention and Education Practitioner (Missing Coordinator) Job Reference/Advert Number ERYC006673 Application closing date 18/10/2025 Location CYP Support and Safeguarding Salary Blank Package Blank Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Social care, social work and youth work Attachments Blank Job description
We are currently recruiting a Missing Co-Ordinator within our Targeted Intensive Services. This is an exciting opportunity to join our "Making a Change Service" which is a multidisciplinary team for young people who are presenting a high level of vulnerability and who are at particular risk of harm from sexual and criminal exploitation and/or going missing.
Within this role you will deliver face to face support to young people who go missing and complete return home interviews (Missing Chats). You will be working alongside partner agencies including Humberside Police to coordinate the response to missing children across Children's Services as part of a multidisciplinary team. This will include young people who are presenting a high level of vulnerability and who are at particular risk of harm from sexual and criminal exploitation and/or going missing/trafficked.
The Right Candidate:
This role is ideal for candidates with a proven track record of working with those children and families with highly complex needs, who are educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. We are looking for an energetic, creative and experienced practitioner who can demonstrate tenacity and enthusiasm in making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people. You will have a well-developed knowledge of Signs of Safety and have a working knowledge of restorative practice, social pedagogy and systemic practice. You will have an in depth understanding and experience of working with children, young people and their networks, as well as an evident commitment to the values of family involvement, relational approaches and empowerment.
You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to demonstrate a high level of motivation and will be able to work independently. You will also display skills in working within timescales whilst managing conflicting priorities. This will be an extremely demanding role, but also equally rewarding, with opportunity for training and development within the role.
If you meet all of these qualities, have the right value base, and are an innovative practitioner then what are you waiting for? Apply now and make a difference.
Why work for East Riding?
We really value our staff, and it is our fundamental belief that our staff are the most important asset in fulfilling our responsibility to provide a quality service to children, young people and their families.
Benefits of working within CYPSSS, include:

• Regular reflective supervision with a focus on your wellbeing, your development, and what is working well.
• Strong management support at all levels.
• A service wide commitment to celebrating best practice and practice strengths.
• A service wide commitment to promoting wellbeing and support.

Our Model of Practice Stronger Together: You can, I can, We can
We have created a bespoke practice model that reflects and connects our vision, our value base and our behaviour as one East Riding of Yorkshire approach to working with children, young people and their families, which is nurtured and grown from within East Riding of Yorkshire CYPSSS and owned by our workforce.
Our Stronger Together approach is strengths based, solution-focused, and relational recognising that the very best work with families takes place within the context of excellent, collaborative relationships.
Other important information:
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is pursuing equality of opportunity in employment.
Appointment to the post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.
Should you require any further information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Beth Mitchell-Hicks, Team Manager.

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