Education Lead, MACPT

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £50,847 - £55,602 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 11th November 2026

Interview Date(s): 20th November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the role of education at the heart of multi-agency child protection in Leicestershire.

About the Role

As Education Lead within the newly formed Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT), you’ll bring authoritative education expertise to some of the most important decisions we make for children, championing their safety, educational engagement and outcomes. You will provide a strategic response to the operational learning of the MACPT, to facilitate education services and providers increase skills, understanding, and practice.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must respond to and evidence the following essential criteria within your personal statement. This should be no more than 1,000 words

• A teaching qualification or significant experience within an education setting, alongside a strong track record of working with children and young people.
• Significant child protection and safeguarding experience within education, with a sound understanding of statutory child protection processes and relevant education legislation and guidance.
• Strong multi-agency experience, with the confidence to work collaboratively across education, children’s social care and other partner organisations.
• Professional authority and influence, with experience of constructively challenging peers and senior colleagues, providing oversight and helping to drive improvements in practice.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to turn complex information into clear, concise advice and share learning effectively with different audiences.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, bringing professional curiosity, autonomy and an evidence-informed approach while managing competing priorities and statutory timescales.
• A passion for improving outcomes through inclusive, trauma-informed and equitable education, and for ensuring education has a strong voice within the child protection system.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Charlotte Davis - Safeguarding and Compliance Lead

Email: Charlotte.Davis@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

Our Recruitment Process
Our Organisational Values
Our Employee Benefits
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