Lead Education Child Protection Practitioner

Lead Education Child Protection Practitioner

£55,323 to £57,402 pa (inclusive)

Grade 13

12-month fixed term contract and/or secondment for Ealing Council employees

Are you an experienced Child Protection Lead who is looking to expand your experience outside of school and in innovative local authority?

Ealing Council has an exciting new opportunity for a creative and flexible thinker with extensive knowledge and experience in education to be at the heart of the social work reforms. At Ealing Council, we are committed to restorative and relational practice with families who we encourage to lead assessments and plans. The reforms encourage building trusting relationships with schools and other partners.

The Educational Specialist in the Multi Agency Child Protection Team will work closely with colleagues to assess, make decisions and plans for children and their families who are in need of help, support and or protection.

• Offer support, guidance and consultancy to DSL in schools and other education settings
• Ensure legal compliance and compliance with the new working together arrangements
• Promote and champion the rights of all children
• Collaborate with partners to gather information and make informed, timely decisions.
• Take part in strategy meetings and reflective discussions across the service
• Promote a strong culture in learning, development and evaluation

• The role of a Designated Safeguarding Lead
• Understanding of schools (cross phase) and how children are supported
• Work with other agencies
• Working at pace with an attention to detail
• Collaboration and negotiation skills
• Ability to gather, scrutinise and interpret education based and social care data
• Report writing

You must have the right to work in the UK. Evidence for the right to work in the UK will be requested at the interview stage. We cannot offer sponsorship for this position.

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing Council follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults. The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This post is subject to Ealing Council's enhanced vetting process.

The position is for a fixed period of 12 months. External applicants will be offered a fixed-term contract and existing Ealing Council employees will be offered the opportunity of a secondment.

Closing date: 12 August
2026

Interview date: 27 August
2026