Education Safeguarding Adviser - Training Lead

This is a countywide role which requires a combination of office / home working, and attendance at other sites across Essex. There will be a need for occasional evening and weekend work.

Reporting to the Head of Education Safeguarding and Wellbeing, this is a countywide safeguarding role to support all Essex schools, Early Years and other education settings. The post holder will support the provision of high-quality training, information and advice to all education settings and ECC Education staff in respect of safeguarding and child protection. They will work collaboratively with the Essex Safeguarding Children Board and a wide range of partners to drive safeguarding work across the county.

This role will lead on the training offered by the Education Safeguarding Team, including the Level 2 and Level 3 training and also the termly safeguarding briefings.

The postholder should have an in-depth knowledge of child protection and safeguarding statutory guidance, Level 3 safeguarding training, and experience of working with schools and other educational settings.,

• Act as a source of professional information, advice, and guidance to education settings and ECC staff on safeguarding and protecting children from harm


• Work collaboratively with statutory partners and other key professionals to improve safeguarding outcomes for children in Essex


• Contribute to the development of resources for education settings to support safeguarding work


• Lead on the development of a training and development programme for education settings to support consistent, quality delivery of Level 2 and Level 3 training across all settings


• Lead on delivery of termly safeguarding briefings for education settings to ensure Designated Leads receive relevant information to support their role as safeguarding leads


• Maintain up-to-date in-depth knowledge and information on child protection and safeguarding matters to ensure Early Years settings and schools receive regular and relevant updates on important issues
  
  Educated to degree level, or equivalent by experience


• Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area


• Sound understanding of child protection and safeguarding statutory guidance and procedures specifically in relation to education


• Evidence of working with schools at a senior level, demonstrating a broad and in-depth knowledge of education


• Proven track record of effective partnership working which is collaborative and influential in delivering advice and guidance


• Exemplar leadership and behavioural skills with the ability to focus on results, forging a strong team from diverse backgrounds to achieve strategic objectives


• Proven ability of proactively influencing, leading and delivering major cultural and organisational change in a complex environment


• Able to communicate with a range of people at all levels


• Level 3 Safeguarding Training for Education Designated Leads


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Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

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