Education Adviser - Worcestershire Multi-Agency Child Protection Team

Job Introduction

Job Title: Education Adviser - Worcestershire Multi-Agency Child Protection Team
Salary: £35,887 - £38,288 per annum Grade: P01
35 hours per week, all year (not term-time only)   
Location: County Hall (Pershore Civic Centre)
Team: Virtual School
Fixed Term Contract – 1 year, with scope for extension
  

The Role: 

Worcestershire Virtual School fulfils the Local Authority’s statutory duties in ensuring that children and young people in care, previously in care and those with a social worker receive the best possible educational provision and outcomes.  We work with children, young people and their families as well as colleagues across Education, Social Care and Health to ensure our children and young people reach their full potential.

As Education Adviser for Worcestershire’s Multi-Agency Child Protection Team, you will champion educational engagement, progress and outcomes for children with Social Care involvement.

You will be line-managed by the Education Lead for Children With a Social Worker, and work in partnership to deliver the statutory duties outlined below:

• Safeguarding partners (local authorities, police and health) have a collective duty to establish and run a Multi-Agency Child Protection Team (MACPT) (The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Dec 2024). The MACPT will be an integrated team of child protection experts supporting local authorities to deliver their child protection functions. These teams will offer expert advice and expertise to local services in relation to the need to protect children from significant harm and monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of multi-agency child protection activity.  
• Since September 2021, Virtual Schools have had a duty to promote the educational outcomes of all children with a social worker through strategic leadership and support to ensure these children receive the necessary educational opportunities and resources to succeed. The DfE defines the role to:
  1. ‘Make visible the disadvantages that children with a social worker can experience, enhancing partnerships between education settings and local authorities to help all agencies hold high aspirations for these children.’
  2. ‘Promote practice that supports children’s engagement in education, recognising that attending an education setting can be an important factor in helping to keep children safe from harm.’
  3. ‘Improve children’s outcomes and narrow the attainment gap with all children so that every child with a social worker can reach their potential.’

This exciting new post offers a great opportunity for a committed and high-performing individual to work with a wide range of professionals to make a significant impact on the futures of a large number of children and young people.   You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary Multi-Agency Child Protection Team, alongside Worcestershire Virtual School and Children’s Social Care, to offer expert advice and expertise in ensuring good educational engagement, progress and outcomes for children with Social Care involvement.  

We are seeking an experienced practitioner who meets the requirements in the person specification to help develop this new role and the new MACPT.  This is a dynamic and influential role, with scope for initiative and creativity.  You will be joining a highly supportive and motivated team, committed to improving outcomes for our children and young people.  

For further information please contact: Matthew Stiles, Education Engagement Lead & Virtual School Headteacher, Tel: 07955311419, E-mail: mstiles@worcestershire.gov.uk

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: 18th August 2025

Anticipated Interview Date:  5th September 2025