Salary: £38,220 - £42,839
Grade: JK
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire.
We have an exciting opportunity, for the right person, to join the Multi Agency Screening Team in a new role of Education Lead.
Here at North Yorkshire Council, we are extremely proud of our Children’s Services, rated Outstanding across all areas by Ofsted. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced safeguarding professional to play a key role in strengthening the connection between education and children's services across North Yorkshire.
We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable MAST Education Lead to join our Multi-Agency Screening Team (MAST). This is an exciting opportunity to represent the voice of education within safeguarding and early help systems, helping to ensure children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.
About the service
MAST brings together Social Workers, Social Work Managers, Early Help practitioners, Business Support, North Yorkshire Police, Safeguarding Health professionals and Probation. The team also works closely with Emotional Wellbeing Services across North Yorkshire. The team consider referrals into Children and Families Service and the most appropriate support for families.
About the Role
The team is expanding to include two education lead roles; to further embed the voice of education in the front door and throughout service. The timing for this could not be more empirical given the upcoming changes as part of the social care reforms. The successful applicants will be involved in operation and strategic demands becoming a further partner in decision making and influencing service delivery.
As our MAST Education Lead, you will:
- Act as the key link between education settings and Children's Services.
- Gather, analyse and present safeguarding information from schools and academies to inform decision making.
- Represent education within multi-agency screening, safeguarding and risk assessment processes.
- Provide advice, support and professional challenge to schools and safeguarding leaders.
- Influence threshold decisions and service responses through high-quality analysis and recommendations.
- Support education settings to improve the quality of referrals and safeguarding practice.
- Champion the voices of children, young people and families throughout decision-making processes.
- Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and service improvements across education and safeguarding systems.
You will play an active role in developing and embedding new ways of working which will be instrumental in strengthening the interface between education and safeguarding systems to ensure the voice of children and young people is captured throughout the delivery of service.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the representation of schools across North Yorkshire, bringing a strong education lens into service delivery, and ensuring that the voice of children, young people and families is consistently captured, evidenced and used to influence service planning and decision-making.
Develop, influence and sustain effective working relationships between MAST and education services, promoting a consistent and - d understanding of roles, responsibilities, thresholds and expectations across the wider system.
- Influence and support education services to understand and fulfil their statutory responsibilities within the Early Help Strategy, Family Help and MACPT, contributing to improved consistency, quality of practice and outcomes across education settings.
- Apply a detailed understanding of safeguarding systems, thresholds and risk indicators to support the identification of vulnerability, including recognising cumulative harm and protective factors within children’s networks.
- Work proactively with partners to identify vulnerable children and families, contributing to coordinated multi-agency responses and securing improved outcomes at both individual and service level.
- Support identification of short-term intervention packages to reduce school exclusions and anti-social behaviour social interaction skills, risky and emotional behaviour, and promote individual and community engagement.
It is an exciting time in Children and Young Peoples Services in North Yorkshire as we plan our approach in respect of the Families First Partnership Programme and how we will be responding to the social care reforms. Work is underway to plan our approach and implementations for 2027. As a result of this, some realignment may happen with job roles in the future, we want to be transparent about this in respect of this role.
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.
These include:
- A local government pension scheme with 15.1% employer contribution
- Salary sacrifice schemes
- Employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
- Travel loans
- Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
To Apply
If you are an experienced safeguarding professional who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.
Join us and help shape the future of education's contribution to safeguarding and family support across North Yorkshire.
For an informal discussion about this role and the service please contact Simone Dawson [email protected]
Using AI? Please follow our guidance to ensure your application reflects your own knowledge and experience: www.northyorks.gov.uk/advice-your-job-application
Key Dates:
Closing date: 02/08/2026
Interviews: w/c 10/08/2026
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
