Details Reference number 378175 Salary £41,458 London minimum - £45,492 A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Job grade Senior Executive Officer Contract type Permanent Business area DFE - Schools Group Type of role Operational Delivery Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location London (SW1P 3BT) This role will be a remote worker based in or in close proximity to London. While they will not be required to regularly attend the London office, the successful candidate will be spending their time travelling around London to education settings and other stakeholders. About the job Job summary Prevent is part of CONTEST, the Government’s Counter-Terrorism strategy. The aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. We do this by challenging terrorist ideology, supporting vulnerable people, and supporting sectors and institutions where there are risks of radicalisation. The Department for Education plays a crucial role in this government-wide strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that forms an important part of how the Department directly supports education settings with advice and guidance on how to implement their responsibilities, respond to concerns and drive continuous improvement to protect young people and learners from radicalisation. This role will work to the Regional Prevent Coordinator for London to increase our capacity for Prevent Delivery in the city region. Job description The work broadly splits into the following three categories: Focussed Delivery: Working with Local Authorities across London to maintain and build relationships with their Prevent and Education departments. Utilising available data and analytics to prioritise relationship management across Local Authorities in London. Attend Prevent Boards in Local Authorities that are deemed a priority. Identify gaps and fact find in education support in Local Authorities, working with the coordinator in linking to appropriate offerings of support and linking to the universal offer. Identify key contacts in all boroughs and ensure relationships are maintained with those contacts. Assisting education providers who are identified as needing further support with the Prevent Duty by Ofsted and the Office for Students. Link with London stakeholders such as the Mayor’s Office to ensure join up and greater partnership working. Reactive Delivery: Support Coordinator to resolve complex cases which require a wider range of considerations and escalate issues where necessary. Act as deputy to Coordinator in attending relevant multi-agency meetings and Channel Panels related to complex cases where needed. Manage cases end to end where appropriate. Universal Offer Managing the delivery of a nationwide training offer, including organisational logistics and the distribution of appropriate resources following the sessions. Responding to queries arising from training days. Manage the London Prevent Networks including working with Chairs to establish agendas, book speakers, organise hosting, and following up with actions and notes. Assist in the writing of the London Prevent Newsletter. Although the role is a remote one, there would be an expectation to travel on a frequent basis to in-person meetings in the London boroughs with partners in order to maintain and build effective relationships. Person specification Essential Criteria: Experience of working in Prevent and or Safeguarding within an education context. Experience of partnership working, managing numerous and complex stakeholders with competing priorities. Experience of risk-based prioritisation in how you manage your time and workload. Experience of communicating to different audiences through a variety of mediums. Desirable Criteria: Previous experience in counterterrorism or National Security. Casework management experience. Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie break situation to make an informed decision. Benefits Alongside your salary of £41,458, Department for Education contributes £12,010 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Applicants currently holding a permanent post in the Civil Service should note that, if successful, their salary on appointment would be determined by the Department’s transfer / promotion policies. As a member of the DfE, you will be entitled to join the highly competitive Civil Service Pension Scheme, which many experts agree is one of the most generous in the UK. You will have 25 days leave, increasing by 1 day every year to a maximum of 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, all staff receive the King’s Birthday privilege holiday and 8 days’ bank and public holidays. We offer flexible working arrangements, such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours. Most DfE employees will be working a hybrid pattern, spending at least 60% of their time in an office or work setting. Changes to these working arrangements are available in exceptional circumstances but must be agreed with the line manager and in line with the requirements of the role. Travel to your primary office location will not be paid for by DfE, but costs for travel to an office which is not your main location will be covered. As an organisation, which exists to support education and lifelong learning, we offer our staff excellent professional development opportunities. Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Strengths and Experience. Applicant Support Please visit the below webinars for further information and support in completing your application and preparing for an interview: How to craft a well written job application in the UK Civil Service Crafting a CV that stands out in the UK Civil Service Writing a personal statement in the UK Civil Service How to ace interviews in the public service Application Stage To apply for this role, candidates will be required to provide a CV and Statement of Suitability (max word count 1000 words). Your Statement of Suitability should display how your experience meets the essential criteria of the role, listed in the Person Specification section. To confirm, the maximum word count for the Statement of Suitability is 1000 words. Please adhere to this limit as anything over 1000 words will not be taken into account. Candidates will be sifted through their CV and a personal statement. Sift will likely take place in the week commencing 25th November. Please note these dates are subject to change. Interview Stage At interview you will be asked questions to assess your experience in line with the essential criteria listed above. Candidates may also need to prepare a 5-minute verbal presentation (no handouts). This will be assessed against the essential criteria. If this is the case we will advise you ahead of the interview and will be followed by short, follow-up questions. We will also ask you some strength based questions. Feedback on your application will only be provided if you attend an interview. Interview dates to be confirmed. Other Information In your application, please don’t include personal information that identifies you. This means we can recruit based on your knowledge and skills, and not background, gender or ethnicity - it's called name blind recruitment (opens in a new window). Please ensure that you remove from your application, all references to your: name/title educational institutions age gender email address postal address phone number nationality/immigration status We understand that you might use AI and other resources for your application; however, please ensure all information you provide is factually accurate, truthful, and original and doesn’t include ideas or work that isn’t your own. This is so that your application is authentically and credibly your own. We reserve the right to raise the minimum pass mark in the event of a high volume or strong field of candidates. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK from the location options provided and not from overseas. The government is committed to supporting apprenticeships, enabling people to learn and progress in a role whilst earning. We want to monitor the number of people who have completed apprenticeships who are now applying to progress further in their career and are asking this question to all candidates, on all vacancies. You will be asked a question as part of the application process about any previous apprenticeships you have completed. Your response to this question will not affect your application and it is not a requirement of the role to have completed a previous apprenticeship. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check maybe carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstance some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Department of Education of your intention by emailing Pre-Employment.Checks.DFE@education.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. Department for Education do not cover the cost of travel to your interview/assessment unless otherwise stated. A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made. Candidates will be posted in merit order based upon location preference. Where more than one location is advertised you will be asked to state your preferred location. New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. Terms and conditions of candidates transferring from ALBs and NDPBs Bodies that are not accredited by the Civil Service Commission and are not able to advertise at Across Government on Civil Service jobs will be treated as external new starters and will come into DfE on modernised terms and conditions with a salary at the band minimum. Bodies that are accredited by the Civil Service Commission but do not have civil service status will be offered modernised terms and will not have continuous service recognised for leave or sickness benefits. Salaries should be offered at band minimum, but there is some flexibility where this would cause a detriment to the individual. Bodies that are accredited by the Civil Service Commission and do have Civil Service status will be treated as OGD transfers. Staff appointed on lateral transfer will move on to pre-modernised DfE terms (unless they were on modernised terms in their previous organisation). Staff appointed on promotion will move on to modernised DfE terms. Staff will transfer over on their existing salary (on lateral transfer) and any pay above the DfE pay band maximum will be paid as a mark time allowance. Staff moving on promotion will have their salaries calculated using the principles set out in the attached OGD transfer supplementary information. Reasonable adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Department of Education via centralrecruitment.operations@education.gov.uk soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs. Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional. Any move to Department for Education (DfE) will mean you will no longer be able to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Chris Rowell Email : Chris.Rowell@education.gov.uk Recruitment team Email : Centralrecruitment.operations@education.gov.uk Further information The Department for Education’s recruitment processes are underpinned by the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles, which outlines that selection for appointment is made on merit based on fair and open competition. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles. In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly with the department concerned via CentralRecruitment.Operations@education.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages
