Safeguarding Education Team Manager

Nottingham City Council; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham City Council is seeking a Safeguarding Education Team Manager to oversee education safeguarding across Nottingham, guiding strategy and practice to keep children safe. The role involves leadership over a dedicated team and collaboration with schools, academy trusts and safeguarding partners.

You will influence policy, drive improvements, and respond to emerging safeguarding priorities, shaping systems and partnerships city-wide.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional (QTS, Social Work or equivalent)
• Significant experience leading education safeguarding services and practice
• Proven track record of strategic leadership and service improvement
• Strong partnership, influencing and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Lead safeguarding education services and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership to the safeguarding team and shape policy and practice.
• Collaborate with schools, academy trusts, Children's Services and safeguarding partners to address priorities.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

QTS / Social Work

Job description

Safeguarding Education Team Manager (Closing date Thursday 5th November)

Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid / Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
Salary: £53,051 - £56,293

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As Safeguarding Education Team Manager, you'll play a key role in ensuring schools and education providers across Nottingham have the support, challenge and expertise they need to create safe environments where children can thrive.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Council's education safeguarding function, working at a strategic level with schools, academy trusts, Children's Services and safeguarding partners. You'll provide leadership on safeguarding practice, drive continuous improvement and help shape the systems, policies and partnerships that keep children safe.

Leading a dedicated team, you'll build strong relationships across the education sector, provide expert advice and challenge, and respond to emerging safeguarding issues and priorities. You'll be confident influencing others, driving improvement and ensuring safeguarding remains at the heart of everything we do.

We're looking for an experienced leader with:

• Relevant professional qualification (QTS, Social Work or equivalent).
• Significant experience of leading education safeguarding services and practice.
• Proven track record of strategic leadership and service improvement.
• Strong partnership, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• You’ll join us at a time of significant transformation and improvement across Children's and
• Education Services, giving you the opportunity to make a lasting impact on safeguarding practice across the city.