SYP - Missing Persons Officer

Role: Missing Persons Officer

Department: SCS - PVP

Location: Rotherham

Term: Permanent

Band: Band C

Salary: £20,874 - £23,346

Hours per week: 37 hours

See attachments for Summary of Main Duties & Person Specification

The successful applicant will collate episodes of Missing Persons and identify repeat missing persons, hot-spot areas and locations.  Share information with other agencies creating a multi-agency / safeguarding solution.  Liaise with other relevant agencies and represent SYP in missing person enquiries and meetings. Develop specialist skills and knowledge about missing people and provide a more consistent and efficient response to the missing person. 

Maintain close links with other agencies in order to work together to formulate intervention plans for persistent or particularly vulnerable missing persons and also maintain appropriate contact with and give support to the families of long term or high risk missing persons.

The successful applicant will also work closely with the local Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) teams to identify and intervene in cases of missing from home children who may be at risk of CSE.  Target those who seek to harbour persistent or vulnerable missing persons and maintain contact with local children’s homes to build better relationships.  Attend ‘scenes’ of Missing Persons’ home addresses. Conduct return-home interviews with Missing Persons when appropriate.

Monitor the Missing Persons System and ensure timely and accurate recording of missing persons details onto the database, whilst ensuring that intelligence is extracted from witnesses (in the form of statements if necessary) including family and friends to provide full background and information regarding the Missing Person.  Liaise with the Crime Recording Bureau, record all reported crimes in accordance with National Recording Standards.

Ensure the timely submission of intelligence by National Intelligence reports and liaise with police supervisors re ongoing enquiries.

For more information regarding the role responsibilities, please see the Summary of Main Duties & for a breakdown of the essential criteria, please refer to the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please, contact Emma Wheatcroft on Tel No. (01709) 83 2678 or Extn  722678.  Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Applicants must meet the minimum checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for all individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history period of 3 Years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

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Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and an agreement is made with the HR Manager - Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Closing date:  Monday, 23 April 2018

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