Education Safeguarding Specialist — Front Door & MACPT

Herefordshire Council; Hereford; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

Annual leave 31 days

Flexible working

Employee assistance programme

Perks & discounts

Job summary

Herefordshire Council is recruiting two Education Safeguarding Practitioners to join the Integrated Front Door and MACPT. You will bring education expertise into a fast‑paced multi‑agency safeguarding environment and support decisions to keep children safe and well.

Holding QTS, you will influence practice at senior level, collaborate with schools, early years providers and Children’s Social Care, and contribute to high‑quality reports and briefings.

Qualifications

• Must hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent teaching qualification.
• Significant safeguarding and child protection experience in education settings.
• Experience operating at a senior leadership level influencing practice and outcomes.
• Strong ability to balance risk, needs and protective factors in complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice, consultation and professional challenge within a multi-agency safeguarding environment.
• Support practitioners and partners to safeguard and respond to concerns in children and families.
• Collaborate across MASH and MACPT to strengthen relationships between Herefordshire Children’s Services and education settings.
• Champion information sharing and collaborative problem-solving to improve safeguarding outcomes.
• Produce high-quality reports, assessments and briefings for decision-makers.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Safeguarding in education

Senior leadership in education

Complex safeguarding analysis

Multi-agency partnership

Professional consultation & challenge

Safeguarding legislation knowledge

Families First understanding

Report writing & briefing

Autonomous high-risk work

Education

QTS or equivalent teaching qualification

Job description

Herefordshire Council is recruiting two Education Safeguarding Practitioners to join the Integrated Front Door and MACPT. You will bring education expertise into a fast‑paced multi‑agency safeguarding environment and support decisions to keep children safe and well.

Holding QTS, you will influence practice at senior level, collaborate with schools, early years providers and Children’s Social Care, and contribute to high‑quality reports and briefings.