Helpline Supervisor
Employer: Missing People
Location: Remote. You must have a suitable, private and secure home working space to be considered for this role. Occasional attendance at Missing People’s offices required.
Working hours: 14 hours per week. 14 hours per week (0.4 FTE) to be worked as: Saturdays 14:00 pm – 22:00 pm 7 hours per week flexible hours
Salary: £32,140 per annum pro rata (£18,365.71 actual)
Closing date: 23:59 on 18 March 2026
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ABOUT US
Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE
As a Helpline Supervisor you will oversee multiple volunteers delivering the service as well as delivering it yourself when no volunteers are on shift. You will supervise volunteers’ delivery of the helpline channels – this will include simultaneous remote supervision of several volunteers across different platforms. You will provide feedback for volunteers to assist with their performance and development. You will respond to service users of Missing People’s helpline via phone, email, text, 1to1 Chat and any other means of contact, and handle sensitive calls, deal with crisis intervention situations
This position is part of an award-winning helpline team providing crisis support to missing children, vulnerable adults - those who have run away or left home - and the families of missing people. The service operates 10am-10pm, 7 days a week, via multiple channels, currently including telephone, text and 1to1 Chat.
ABOUT YOU
You’ll bring strong frontline experience, sound judgement and a calm, supportive approach. You will have:
Right to work in the UK.
Experience supporting children, young people and/or vulnerable adults by phone or digital channels;
Experience and/or understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and young people.
Experience of handling complex and sensitive calls and being able to deal with crisis intervention;
Experience of providing online or text-based support, information or guidance such as SMS or messenger services
High IT confidence, with the ability to work across multiple systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Able to explain and provide guidance on procedures and systems to other people such as volunteers and colleagues
WHAT WE OFFER
Working for Missing People means living our values. It’s a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly’ so you can ‘make things happen’. We know you’re more than just a job title, and ‘be human’ is an important value here. Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.
For further details, please see attached job description/person specification and letter to applicants.
HOW TO APPLY
Please include your CV and a brief supporting statement that demonstrates how you are a good fit for this role. We look forward to receiving your application. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert early if we receive sufficient applications, so please apply promptly.
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