Education Lead- Multi Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)

Oldham-Council; Oldham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

LGPS Pension

Discount gym membership

Staff discount scheme

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing support

Peer support

Job summary

Oldham Council is seeking an experienced education safeguarding professional to lead the MACPT Education role in Oldham. You will ensure education needs, risks and protective factors are central to child protection decision‑making, working with Social Care, Police, Health and education settings to provide timely educational intelligence.

You will analyse data on attendance and attainment, support safeguarding plans, and drive improvements in engagement and outcomes for vulnerable children and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in an education safeguarding role or senior education role with safeguarding responsibilities.
• Experience working with a social worker and vulnerable children to improve engagement and outcomes.
• Knowledge of Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children and applying them in education settings.
• Ability to build relationships and share information with schools and safeguarding partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist education safeguarding expertise within multi‑agency child protection processes.
• Represent education in strategy discussions, Section 47 enquiries, CP Conferences and Core Groups.
• Build partnerships with schools, colleges and education providers to secure timely information.
• Analyse educational data (attendance, attainment, exclusions) to identify safeguarding concerns.
• Champion improved educational stability and outcomes through QA, training and collaboration.

Skills

Education safeguarding

Multi-agency collaboration

Strategic thinking

Data analysis

Communication skills

Job description

Children’s Services

Independent Review

Education Lead- Multi Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT)

Ref: 001730

Contract: Fixed Term (2 years)

Salary: £40,444 - £44,253 per annum (Grade 7)

Hours: 36.66 per week

Location: Rock St, Oldham OL1 3UH

Closing Date: Sunday 4 October 2026

Interview Date: w/c Monday 19 October 2026

Role Overview

Are you an experienced education or safeguarding professional passionate about improving outcomes and protecting vulnerable children and young people?

As MACPT Education lead, you will be a key member of Oldham’s Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT), providing specialist education safeguarding expertise to ensure that education needs, risks and protective factors are central to child protection decision‑making.

Working alongside Children’s Social Care, Police, Health, education settings and wider safeguarding partners, you will bring timely and accurate educational intelligence into multi‑agency assessment, planning and intervention.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist education safeguarding expertise, advice and professional challenge within multi‑agency child protection processes, ensuring decisions reflect statutory guidance and best practice.
• Represent education within strategy discussions, Section 47 enquiries, Child Protection Conferences, Core Groups and other multi‑agency forums to inform safeguarding assessments and plans.
• Build strong, effective partnerships with schools, colleges and education providers, securing timely information and promoting effective, coordinated safeguarding responses.
• Analyse educational data, including attendance, attainment, exclusions and engagement, to identify risks, barriers to learning and safeguarding concerns for vulnerable children and young people.
• Champion improved educational stability, engagement and outcomes for children with a social worker and other vulnerable learners through quality assurance, training, service improvement and multi‑agency collaboration

Key Requirements

• Significant experience in an education safeguarding role, or a senior education role with safeguarding responsibilities, including applying safeguarding and child protection legislation and statutory guidance within education settings
• Substantial experience of working with children with a social worker and other vulnerable children and young people, with a proven track record of improving educational engagement, attendance, participation and outcomes
• In‑depth knowledge of education safeguarding legislation and multi‑agency child protection processes, including Keeping Children Safe in Education and Working Together to Safeguard Children, and their practical application within education settings
• Ability to build effective relationships and share information with schools, colleges and wider safeguarding partners

About Us

We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:

A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.

We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and Oldham Plan for further information

Our Values and Behaviours

By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.

We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:

• Work with a resident focus
• Support local leaders
• Committed to the borough
• Delivery high performance
• Take ownership and drive change

You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page

Our Benefits Package

At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:

• 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
• The option to purchase additional annual leave.
• An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
• Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
• Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
• Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
• Staff recognition and celebration events.
• Peer support groups

Inclusive Recruitment

We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

If you’re an applicant with disabilities and have previously been in or currently in care, a carer, someone who has served in the Armed Forces, or you’ve participated in the GM Elevate Programme, and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.

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