MASH Education Lead

Borough of Brent; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government organization in the UK seeks an experienced MASH Education Lead to enhance safeguarding efforts through effective educational partnerships. You will collaborate with diverse stakeholders, provide insightful educational perspectives in decision-making, and spearhead the Designated Safeguarding Lead Network. This is an opportunity to positively impact children's outcomes in a vibrant community. The role offers a salary range of £48,003 – £51,138 (pro rata) with attractive benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Generous employer pension contribution

Flexible working hours

Access to Employee Assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts and offers via My Brent Rewards

Qualifications

• Experience within an education setting.
• Ability to analyse complex information.
• Experience advocating educational perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead educational input into MASH decision-making.
• Build relationships with Brent schools and partners.
• Coordinate the borough-wide Designated Safeguarding Lead Network.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status

Understanding of safeguarding legislation

Analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Partnership working

Organisational skills

Experience supporting vulnerable children

Passionate about safeguarding

Job description

This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council

Salary range: £48,003 – £51,138 (pro rata) p.a. incl. London weighting (plus fantastic benefits!)

Contract: Fixed term (12 Months)

Hours of work: 36 hours per week

Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time

Strengthening safeguarding through exceptional education partnership working…

Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.

The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced education safeguarding professional to join Brent’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) as our MASH Education Lead. This new 12-month fixed term post has been created to strengthen Brent’s statutory safeguarding responsibilities by ensuring high-quality, timely and expert educational input into all MASH decision‑making.

Sitting at the heart of our safeguarding arrangements, you will work closely with schools, social care, early help, health and police colleagues to ensure that education information is consistently gathered, analysed and shared as part of MASH checks. You will provide specialist advice on risk and vulnerability, contribute to daily safeguarding discussions, and ensure that the educational perspective is fully considered in every case.

A key part of the role involves building and sustaining strong relationships with Brent schools, maintaining effective feedback loops following referrals, and coordinating our borough-wide Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Network to support joined‑up multi‑agency practice.

You will also collaborate with the Education Welfare Service, LADO, and other specialist teams to support safeguarding responses around attendance, complex needs, exclusions, EHE, allegations against staff or volunteers, and children experiencing extra‑familial harm.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on outcomes for children and young people in Brent, shaping a new function that will add real value to our MASH and wider safeguarding system.

The Person

• Qualified Teacher Status and strong experience working within an education setting.
• A deep understanding of safeguarding legislation, thresholds and risk assessment practices.
• The ability to analyse complex information and provide clear, balanced, evidence‑based professional advice.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence advocating the educational perspective within multi‑agency discussions.
• A commitment to partnership working, with the ability to build trust and credibility with schools and multi‑agency partners.
• Strong organisational skills, emotional intelligence and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience supporting vulnerable children and families, particularly those experiencing significant concerns such as attendance issues, exclusions, SEN, extra‑familial harm, or mental health challenges.
• You will be someone who is passionate about safeguarding, able to work collaboratively under pressure, and motivated by ensuring that children receive the right support at the right time.

Our Offer to You

In addition to your salary, you will also get to enjoy the following benefits:

• 27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 31 days plus 8 bank holidays after 5 years continuous service
• Very generous employer pension contribution
• Flexible working hours and the opportunity to work from home 2 days per week (laptop provided)
• A wide range of family friendly policies such as parental leave
• Access to affordable parking nearby
• Access to our Zipcar scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for free confidential counselling
• Season ticket loan for public transport
• Cycle to work scheme and good onsite facilities
• Access to My Brent Rewards for big brand discounts, local offers and money off for travel, cinema and shopping vouchers.

Closing Date: 15 December 2025 (23:00)

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the Apply Now button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding ‘internal only’ roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self‑identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here.

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us.

• Locations Brent Civic Centre, HA9 0FJ, GB