Erase Assistant Team Manager in North East

WHAT IS INVOLVED?

ERASE is a specialist countywide service within Durham Children’s Services that works with teenagers who are vulnerable to child exploitation, going missing and other forms of harm outside the home.

• Support the leadership and development of the ERASE Service.
• Provide supervision, guidance and support to the missing staff to promote high-quality practice and professional development.
• Monitor performance, workload management and quality assurance activity across the missing team.
• Promote strengths-based, trauma‑informed and relationship‑based approaches when working with adolescents and families.
• Build and maintain effective multi‑agency partnerships with Social Care, Police, Education, Health and voluntary sector organisations.
• Contribute to the development of services responding to missing episodes, exploitation and extra‑familial harm.
• Represent the service at operational and multi‑agency meetings, ensuring effective partnership responses to safeguarding concerns.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Supporting Solutions, including ASET, Rapid Response, Edge of Care and wider adolescent safeguarding services.

The service is countywide and based at The Nest, Nettlesworth. We operate a hybrid working model that supports a balance of office‑based, home and community working.

We encourage you to contact Alex Black, ERASE Team Manager, via email at alex.black@durham.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion about the role.

WHAT WILL I NEED?

You will hold a relevant Level 3 qualification and have significant experience of working with vulnerable adolescents, particularly those affected by child exploitation, missing episodes and harm outside the home.

• Experience of supporting, supervising or leading staff within a safeguarding environment.
• Strong knowledge of child exploitation, contextual safeguarding and adolescent risk.
• Experience of effective multi‑agency working and partnership development.
• The ability to analyse risk and support high‑quality safeguarding interventions.
• Strong communication, organisational and leadership skills.
• A commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families.

Please refer to the attached Person Specification for the full criteria.

If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING

Durham County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore if successful in your application, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be sought inclusive of a check of the Children’s Barred List, due to the position working in regulated activity. Applicants should be aware that the DBS check will disclose both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings, in line with current legislation [include this line if includes barred list check - and will confirm whether an individual is barred from working with children.

INTERVIEWS

Interviews will be held on Monday 14th September 2026.

We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that can show they meet all the essential criteria and have indicated they have a disability, are a looked after young person, care leaver or a veteran.

OUR OFFER TO YOU

We offer a competitive rewards package that includes attractive salaries, a generous annual leave entitlement of 27 days (rising to 32 after five years’ continuous local government service), membership of the excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme, and a range of flexible working arrangements including hybrid working (home and office) where applicable. Explore the full range of rewards and benefits on our website.

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION

We are a proud equal opportunities employer and believe a diverse workforce brings fresh ideas and drives service improvement. We welcome applications from everyone and make employment decisions based on skills and ability. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent people and offer support throughout the recruitment process.

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