Education Safeguarding Specialist - Multi-Agency Practice

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

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS enrollment

Annual leave 31 days + bank holidays,

10 days additional leave purchasable

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional membership fees paid

Wide range of retail/ leisure benefits

Job summary

Hoople is recruiting two Education Safeguarding Practitioners for Hereford to join Integrated Front Door & MACPT. You will provide safeguarding expertise, support multi-agency practice and influence decisions about children and families.

The role requires QTS and substantial safeguarding experience. You will work within Herefordshire Council’s safeguarding framework, contributing to Families First and restorative approaches, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working

Qualifications

• QTS or equivalent qualification and commitment to safeguarding.
• Significant safeguarding experience in education settings.
• Experience at senior leadership level influencing practice.
• Ability to perform complex safeguarding analysis and multi-agency decision-making.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation (Working Together, Keeping Children Safe, Children Act).
• Understanding Families First and restorative, strengths-based approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert safeguarding advice and analysis within a multi-agency environment.
• Support practitioners to understand children's strengths and needs for timely, child-centred responses.
• Collaborate across MASH and MACPT to strengthen information sharing and joint decision-making.

Skills

Communication skills

Partnership skills

Analytical thinking

Professional challenge

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Job description

Hoople is recruiting two Education Safeguarding Practitioners for Hereford to join Integrated Front Door & MACPT. You will provide safeguarding expertise, support multi-agency practice and influence decisions about children and families.

The role requires QTS and substantial safeguarding experience. You will work within Herefordshire Council’s safeguarding framework, contributing to Families First and restorative approaches, with opportunities for professional development and flexible working