Missing Persons Coordinator LBHF623834

Job Details:

Salary range: £47,925 - £51,228 per annum
Work location: 145 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 9XY
Hours per week: 21.60 (3 working days)
Contract type: Temporary up to 12 months
Vetting requirements: Enhanced DBS Check 
Closing date: 26 April 2026
Interview date: Week commencing 4 May 2026
Contact details for Informal discussion: Sheresa Roberts on [email protected] or Louise Gaule on [email protected]

About the role

Are you passionate about safeguarding young people, driving high quality practice, and leading meaningful multi agency collaboration? We are looking for a specialist, dynamic, and motivated Missing Persons Co ordinator to play a pivotal role in shaping how we protect children and adolescents at risk in our borough.

About the Role
As our Missing Persons Co ordinator, you will be the operational lead and central point of contact for all matters relating to missing children and young people. This is a strategic and highly influential role, combining expert practice oversight with strong partnership working across social care, police, health and community services.

You will ensure that our responses to missing episodes are timely, consistent, and informed by high quality data, while supporting practitioners and managers to meet statutory responsibilities and safeguard our most vulnerable young people.
This is a unique opportunity to be at the heart of safeguarding innovation, supporting the borough’s mission to create a safe, inclusive and protective environment for all our young people.

About You
We are looking for someone who brings:

• A recognised qualification in social work or another child/youth related social care field.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working with children, young people and families.
• Strong knowledge of contextual safeguarding, exploitation, missing episodes and risk assessment.
• Confidence in decision making and the ability to influence at all levels.
• Excellent analytical, communication and report writing skills.
• Ability to manage a complex workload and work autonomously while supporting others.
• A commitment to partnership working, equity, inclusion and high quality practice.

Please see the Role Profile for more information

Role Specific Qualifications:

• A recognised qualification in social work or another child/youth related social care field.

Our People Values:

How we act defines who we are. At the heart of our organisation is a common approach to defining ‘who we are’. We are looking for people who can build this into everything they do.

We are fair
We treat everyone with compassion, dignity and fairness. We value the views and opinion of others, and promote benefits and opportunities for all.

We are caring
We care about our borough and doing things well. We focus on standards and continuous improvement; learning from our mistakes and celebrating success.

We are collaborators
We work together for a better society. We work with our residents, businesses, schools, third sector and others for better outcomes for everyone.

We are driven
We will only settle for the very best. We seek to continually improve and put our residents, customers and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Our commitment to you:

At H&F you will have access to a comprehensive total reward package as well as joining a flexible working employer and as such all staff can request flexible working Click HERE to find out more.

We believe an inclusive workplace is about the visibility and representation of our local diverse community - it is about open and transparent decision making co-produced with staff and residents.

It is about respect for diversity and a shared identity that seeks to encourage fair and transparent recruitment, retention, and career progression. We take a proactive approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion so that it is part of the fabric of the Council with a shared understanding of the role all colleagues play in realising the inclusivity of the workplace. At H&F, our workplace ensures that everybody has equitable access to opportunities.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equitable access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

To explore more about the work we do towards being an inclusive employer and our commitments to achieve this please click HERE .

Asking for Adjustments

We are committed to removing barriers in the workplace and this includes adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments or request the application form in a different format, please contact us at [email protected] or by post to The Town Hall, King Street, Hammersmith W6 9JU

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.


Corporate Equalities Employment Policy: In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Qualification (GOQ) applies.


We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.