Education Lead Multi-Agency Child Protection Team

Job Description

Education Lead – Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) | 11511 | Secondment Opportunity / Temporary Contract up to 12 months| 37 hours per week | £45,268 to £49,818 per annum | Grade K | County Hall, Norwich

As part of the Families First Partnership Programme, Norfolk is developing a new Multi-agency Child Protection Team (MACPT), bringing together professionals from Children's Social Care, Health, Police and Education to strengthen child protection practice. Norwich and South Norfolk will be the initial test area for this innovative approach before wider implementation.

We are seeking an Education Lead to provide specialist education expertise within the MACPT, helping to improve outcomes for children by addressing barriers to education and strengthening multi-agency safeguarding practice. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside colleagues from social care, health and policing while contributing to the development of a new integrated service.

Using a test-and-learn approach, you will help shape how the service operates, contributing to discussions around roles and responsibilities, governance, information sharing, capacity, and day-to-day multi-agency working. The role will work closely with the Education Safeguarding Team and use feedback from practitioners, partners, children and families to inform future service development

This opportunity is available as a fixed-term contract or secondment for up to one year.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has substantial experience working in the education sector within a safeguarding role.
• Understands child protection processes and has extensive experience of multi-agency working.
• Can build strong relationships and influence professionals across agencies.
• Has excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kelly Waters Kelly.waters@norfolk.gov.uk or Claire Farrelly Claire.farrelly@norfolk.gov.uk for further information.

These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
  • ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
  • A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
  • Relocation expenses (where applicable)
  • An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.

  • Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes

  • Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)

  • A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.

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We would like to make you aware that priority consideration for this post may be given to current employees who are at risk due to restructure within the organisation or are in a redeployment position.

Redeployment closing date: 21 October 2026 at 23:55

All other applicants closing date: 29 October 2026 at 23:55

Interviews will be held 10 November 2026

About us

We have miles of beautiful coastline and our unique Broads, thriving market towns and a city with a proud cultural heritage. Our economy is growing and driven by innovation in a number of sectors, including energy and food. We also have ambitious plans for new housing and a building programme for schools across Norfolk. Our county a great place to live, work and visit, and is an excellent environment for businesses to start, grow and innovate.
We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.