Return Conversations

This role will involve a Volunteer making contact to arrange a conversation with children and young people who return from being missing, ideally within 72 hours of their return. All Hampshire children or young people who are reported missing are offered the opportunity of a Return Conversation. Meetings may take place in a variety of settings including: the child’s home, foster care address, residential care setting, or other agreed local venue. Return from Missing Conversations are an important part of safeguarding and can help to put things in place to make sure children/young people do not go missing in the future and/ or signposted to additional support.

Skills

As a volunteer You will: • Receive details from the Volunteer Coordinator about the Return Conversation • Contact the young person/family to offer the conversation • Meet with the child/young person to have the conversation and complete the standard form • Submit the record of the conversation to the Children and Families Volunteers Team 

As an organisation we will: • Offer training relevant to the role • Provide you with ongoing, high quality and timely support • Pay mileage expenses at 45p per mile plus any additional expenses that may be incurred (mileage expenses can only be paid on evidence of business insurance and a valid MOT)

This volunteering opportunity is subject to an application form, interview, references x2, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and satisfactory completion of training