Education Safeguarding Practitioner (MASH/MACPT)

Hurst Green; Brierley Hill; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Council is seeking two strong safeguarding education practitioners to join the Education Safeguarding Team. You will lead safeguarding in education settings, working within Dudley Front Door (MASH) and MACPT to ensure education is a key partner in multi‑agency safeguarding decisions.

You will build relationships with education settings and partners, handle safeguarding thresholds and referral pathways, and participate in multi‑agency meetings in a fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding in education settings within Dudley Front Door (MASH) and Multi Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT).
• Represent education in multi‑agency safeguarding arrangements and be a key contact for education settings.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with education partners and multi‑agency colleagues.
• Manage safeguarding thresholds, referral pathways and multi‑agency meetings in a high‑pace environment.

Job description

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Job Reference DUDLEY/TP/536/5270

Number of Positions:

2

Contract Type:

Permanent

Working Hours:

37

Location:

Closing Date:

11/10/2026

Job Type:

Social Care – Children

Sector:

Local Councils

Business Unit:

Children's Services

Job Introduction

Full-time 37 hours a week

Location Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, West Midlands

Hybrid Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time

We are looking to appoint two strong and experienced safeguarding education practitioners, experienced in leading safeguarding in education settings to join our Education Safeguarding Team. Working within Dudley Front Door (MASH) and Multi Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) practitioners will be representing education in multi-agency safeguarding arrangements ensuring education is a key partner, represented in decision making, being point of contact for education settings alongside providing educational advice to multi-agency partners, in line with national and local guidance.

Achieving strong working relationships with education settings, multi-agency partners, and the education safeguarding team, you will be proactive, positive and supportive in consideration of safeguarding thresholds, referral pathways, and multi-agency meetings, in these demanding high paced working environments .

Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates . Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application .

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough .

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications