Trainee Educational Psychologist

3 weeks ago

Portsmouth Hampshire, United Kingdom PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL Full time €58,348 - €62,540

Salary: £58,348 to £62,540 , Soulbury B scale 4-7 plus up to 3 discretionary SPA points. This post is eligible for SPA points any previously awarded SPA points will be honoured. We can also offer a relocation package of up to £8,000 for those successful candidates who may be eligible.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week). We are open to discussions about flexible working.
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the City that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children's Board safer recruitment procedures.
It is an island city with an "inner city" feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
We are a friendly, creative and supportive team which is looking to recruit a Senior Educational Psychologist to help lead and manage our growing team, explore new and creative ways of working, and to support the exciting development of our service.
Portsmouth Educational Psychology service is situated within the Portsmouth Inclusion Service and plays a key role in the delivery of the SEND and Inclusion vision and strategy. The service has strong links with other teams within Children's Services, as well as with health and social care colleagues.
Successful candidates will join our existing Senior EP and Principal EP as part of the management team to provide support for a team main-grade and trainee EPs and undertake some casework themselves.
As a Senior Education Psychologist, you will work with the Principal Educational Psychologist and EPS management team to make a leading contribution to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of high-quality educational psychology services for children, families, schools and the wider community. You will collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary management team to ensure the co-ordinated planning and delivery of efficient and effective services focussed on improving outcomes for children in terms of their social, emotional and learning development. This will include leading on task and projects that are a priority area for the Inclusion service.
You have a degree in Psychology or equivalent, and a postgraduate qualification in Educational Psychology, with substantial experience as a Local Authority Educational Psychologist, working with children and educational institutions. You have a thorough grasp of national and local policies and implications for service delivery and development, and knowledge of child development and the Code of Practice for Children with Special Educational Needs. We would be interested in hearing from qualified EPs who want to develop skills in leadership and management and have some experience of supervising and leading project work in their current roles.
Portsmouth Educational Psychology Service is a dynamic service with lots of exciting opportunities and advantages, including:

close links with doctoral training courses in Southampton and London and value the contribution of Trainee Eps to our service each year.
the opportunity for all Educational Psychologists to contribute to service development initiatives and central training.
access to a range of professional development activities, including a programme of team CPD/development days
a central office base.
a flexi-time system and agile working.
a commitment to supporting work-life balance via transparent allocation and workflow systems.
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
Flexible working hours including hybrid working with at least two days in the office.
Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
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