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The Pan Bedfordshire Child Exploitation Development Lead will sit within our Youth Justice Service The role will support key workers across the county to ensure young peoples plans address issues related to Missing, Slavery, Exploitation and Trafficking.
This includes supporting the governance of the strategy, action plans and initiatives to ensure children and young people are safeguarded and supported. This involves working with a large range of partners and engaging staff at all levels including the most senior level.
The key aims of the post are to ensure a coordinated, high quality and effective approach to Child Exploitation and Missing across Bedfordshire, while raising the profile of partnership working to address Child Exploitation and Missing and to increase awareness among practitioners and influence practice.
We welcome applicants from multi disciplinary backgrounds including the Police, Probation, Voluntary Sector, Health, Education and Social Care.
How To Apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 23rd June 2025
Interview Date: 3rd July 2025
Please Note
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
- a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
- a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email
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Enhanced DBS
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
