MARAC Coordinator (Ashford)

Location of Role: Ashford

Advert Closing Date: 08/10/2026

Starting Salary: £26,712.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Temporary

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to undertake the role of MARAC Coordinator; the post holder will work within the MARAC Hub.

The MARAC Hub is an innovative new approach to managing high risk domestic abuse jointly funded by Kent Police, Kent County Council, Medway Council, the NHS, Kent Fire and Rescue Service, and the National Probation Service. Initially this post is a fixed term contract up to 31st March 2027; it is envisaged this will become a permanent post when multi-year funding for the MARAC Hub model is confirmed.

The main purpose of the role is to coordinate the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) process. The post holder will receive and process all MARAC referrals from Police and multi-agency partners. They will be responsible for overseeing the new Case Management System, and monitoring activity as research and actions are added by participating agencies. The post holder will, with others in the team, coordinate and minute any MARAC meetings which take place.

You will be a confident, methodical, and well-organised individual who is able to approach a demanding personal caseload with enthusiasm and have the ability to prioritise your workload effectively to meet a variety of urgent deadlines. An ability to work on your own initiative and unsupervised is essential. Previous multi-agency experience or partnership working is desirable.

A high level of diplomacy will be required as you will be dealing with a range of representatives from a large variety of statutory and non-statutory bodies. You will act as an ambassador of Kent Police and will need to display a mature and credible attitude.

Confidence and personal resilience are essential, with the ability to communicate with people effectively. Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills are essential, as well experience of minute taking and report writing. You must have the ability to deal tactfully and diplomatically with people, using sound judgement and discretion, when discussing the progress of individual cases.

Knowledge and experience of police systems such as Athena and PNC, as well as previous Public Protection Unit or PVP background is desirable.

The role will offer flexibility in terms of place of work, including the potential to work from home for those who would like to. In the event that home working is agreed for the successful candidate, there will be a requirement to regularly attend a contractual workplace, as agreed with the line manager. The designated contractual workplace for this role is located at Ashford Police Station.

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £30,453.00.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

If you're not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you're from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn't apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.