South Gloucestershire Council
Education Safeguarding Lead - Multi Agency Child Protection Team
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At South Gloucestershire Council, we are ambitious for children and young people, ensuring they are safe, supported and able to achieve their full potential. We are committed to continually improving outcomes through effective partnership working and a strong focus on safeguarding.
As the Education Safeguarding Lead within the Multi-Agency Child Protection team (MACPT), you will bring specialist education safeguarding knowledge and leadership to child protection practice across the partnership. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring education settings are fully engaged in safeguarding processes, educational information is effectively used to assess risk and need, and that children's experiences in education contribute meaningfully to decision-making and planning.
What you will be doing
- Provide professional leadership, challenge and guidance throughout the child protection process, ensuring education remains central to safeguarding assessments and interventions.
- As a key member of the MACPT, strengthen partnership working between schools, academies, colleges and early years settings, promoting effective information sharing and ensuring education experiences inform the assessment of risk and need.
- Using your safeguarding expertise and influencing skills, enhance the contribution of education within multi-agency child protection arrangements, helping to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people across South Gloucestershire.
- Ensure educational information and the voice of schools, colleges and early years settings effectively inform strategy discussions, child protection enquiries and planning.
- Develop strong relationships with Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), headteachers, governors and academy trust leaders across South Gloucestershire.
- Participate in and contribute to strategy discussions, Section 47 enquiries, Child Protection Conferences and other safeguarding forums as required, including contributing to audits, case reviews and safeguarding learning activity.
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What we need from you
- Significant experience of safeguarding leadership within education, children's social care, or a related safeguarding environment.
- Extensive knowledge of statutory safeguarding guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education, Working Together to Safeguard Children, and relevant child protection legislation.
- Experience of working effectively within multi-agency safeguarding arrangements, ensuring the voice of the child is reflected in safeguarding decisions.
- A strong understanding of child protection thresholds, risk assessment and decision-making processes.
- Strong communication, presentation and relationship-building skills to engage confidently with schools, partner agencies and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to analyse complex information, identify safeguarding risks and support defensible decision making.
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or a social work or safeguarding qualification may be held.
What you need to know
- This is for a two year limited term contract.
- An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this role.
- This post is advertised as a full-time position but we welcome applications from experienced practitioners seeking part-time, job share or flexible working arrangements.
- Regular engagement with schools, academies, colleges, early years providers and multi-agency safeguarding meetings will require travel throughout the authority and surrounding area. A full, valid driving licence with regular access to a vehicle or an alternative means of travel is required. Mileage expenses can be claimed back.
- This is a strategic and operational safeguarding role, you will not hold a caseload.
- Interviews will be held on 14th September 2026.
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How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
- Generous annual leave (pro rata) and employee wellbeing support.
- Access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
- A diverse and dedicated team, selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
- Genuine flexibility to help achieve work/life balance.
- Strong team ethos, support and training.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Investment in schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
- A great place to work, making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
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