MASH Researcher - NE in Stratford-upon-Avon

Salary: The starting salary is £36,228, which includes allowances totalling £3,009.

The salary is broken down as £33,219 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £35,541. Plus, a location allowance of £2,009 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

This role does not attract Shift Disturbance Allowance. If you are currently in a shift-working role, SDA should cease upon appointment to this job.

Location

The position will be based at a local authority building or police station, with at least 80% office-based working as part of the hybrid working policy. You will work 36 hours per week (Monday – Friday). Weekend working may be introduced in the future.

Our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) are expanding, and we have an exciting opportunity to join one of our pan-London teams as a Safeguarding Researcher.

This is an exciting time to be working as a safeguarding researcher for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there is the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a researcher, there are opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.

Role

Researchers support the MASH by providing research for cases involving children and adults where there are safeguarding concerns and Children’s or Adult’s Social Care need to be notified so that they can ensure the right interventions are made.

The role involves researching children and adults using police systems, and providing a summary of relevant information found. This is a key part of the process ensuring that the decision maker has the right information to risk assess the case and share what we know with partners to help them to decide what action they may need to take to keep that person safe.

You will need to be able to work methodically, conducting thorough and detailed searches and be able to prioritise your workload within this extremely busy environment. This will include several administrative tasks and use of Police Systems.

Key responsibilities

• To undertake general administration duties, including identifying open cases and transferring reports.
• To complete an initial review of each safeguarding report, in line with current children and adult threshold frameworks.
• To conduct thorough research in line with current policy for all safeguarding reports and safeguarding requests, ensuring relevancy and proportionality and complying with information sharing legislation.
• To prepare a written summary of relevant research, using a variety of databases, which will assist a supervisor to grade the report, comply with submission timeframes and assist Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care or another statutory partner to decide what support the person requires and who is best placed to provide it.
• Recognise when cases should be brought to the attention of a supervisor due to sensitivity, complexity or risk.
• To support the Met’s response to Operation Encompass by ensuring all relevant notifications are sent to the relevant education setting in accordance with prescribed timescales.
• Update existing police records in cases where Children’s Social Care (CSC) provide case updates following a police MASH referral. Inform supervisors of any concerns following feedback received.
• Record all police intelligence that is shared with local authorities following an information request.
• Assist with any other administrative tasks requested by the MASH Supervisors.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 20th November 2026.

Essential skills and experience criteria

• Currently hold GCSE English Grade C and above (or equivalent)
• Abilityto prioritise workload effectively and maximise efficiency
• Experience of maintaining high standards when working under pressure
• Proven experience using IT systems and software such as Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Ability to work using own initiative and as part of a team

Desirable skills and criteria

• Knowledge and experience using Police Systems are desirable – IIP, LEDs and Connect.

We are emotionally aware

Q: Give an example of when you have challenged someone who you felt was not doing the right thing. How did you approach this? (max 300 words)

We are collaborative

Q: Give an example of when you have used tact and diplomacy to calm down a tense situation? (max 300 words)

Empathy

Q: Give an example of when you have put the needs of others over your own? (max 300 words)

Disability Confident Statement

The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If youneed any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.

Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles.

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