Educational Psychologist

Enfield Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Outer London Allowance

Relocation package

Job summary

Enfield Council’s Educational Psychology Service is seeking main grade Educational Psychologists to join a supportive team. You will contribute to shaping innovative, integrated approaches to supporting children, young people and families across Enfield.

You will work within a patch of schools, engaging in multi-agency collaboration and providing supervision and professional development opportunities. A strong CPD programme and emphasis on wellbeing are core to the role.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Educational Psychology and HCPC registration, or be a Trainee EP in Year 2 or 3 ready to take up a qualified EP position in 2027/2028.
• Experience in safeguarding and working with vulnerable groups is expected.
• Experience within a local authority Educational Psychology Service is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational psychology services across Enfield schools and services.
• Collaborate with schools, families and partner agencies to support children and young people.
• Contribute to developing trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices.
• Participate in ongoing CPD, supervision and multi-agency projects.

Skills

Educational psychology

Multi-agency working

Team collaboration

Education

Professional qualification in Educational Psychology

HCPC registration

Trainee EP Year 2/3

Job description

Salary: Soulbury Scale A 5 - 10 (+ up to 3 SPAs). Previously awarded SPA points will be honoured. Plus Outer London Allowance.

Contract: Permanent, full time positions. Part time can be negotiated at or above 0.6 FTE.

Location: Enfield Civic Centre with hybrid working arrangements.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. This post requires an enhanced DBS check with both adult and child barred lists and further safer recruitment processes.

Enfield Council is seeking to fill main grade EP posts to join our friendly, dynamic and well-regarded Educational Psychology Service. You will be joining a skilled and supportive team that is well-respected by schools and services across Enfield. EPs are contributing to shaping Enfield's emerging Experts at Hand model, offering exciting opportunities to influence innovative, integrated approaches to supporting children, young people and families across the borough.

All EPs have a patch of schools where you can develop strong relationships and partnership working. We have a strong history of multi-agency working, and all of our EPs have opportunities to work within projects and services and develop their specialist interests. Current commissioned work includes: the Virtual School for children in care; Youth Justice Service; School Admissions Service; Mental Health Support Team; Enfield Advisory Service for Autism (EASA); Enfield Communication Advisory Support Service (ECASS); CAMHS neurodevelopmental pathway; ELSA; and MeLSA.

You will benefit from a supportive senior leadership team, committed to supporting team belonging, wellbeing and work life balance. We have a service-wide CPD programme providing ongoing training where we can learn, grow and reflect together. Peer and group supervision sessions take place alongside regular individual supervision. See what our team members say about working with Enfield EPS.

We have a strong focus on emotional health and wellbeing, developing trauma informed and culturally responsive practice. The EPS takes a lead across several areas across the partnership such as trauma informed practice (ETIPSS), barriers to school attendance, autism and neurodiversity. Have a look at our website for further information. We work closely with Our Voice, Enfield’s Parent-Carer Forum, to co-produce our offer.

We are supportive by a friendly and efficient business support team. We are based in an attractive and well-appointed central office base in Enfield Town. Free car parking provides easy access to the team base. We offer an attractive relocation package for eligible candidates.

We want to represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from under-represented groups. You should hold a professional qualification in Educational Psychology and be registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist or be a Trainee EP in Year 2 or 3 of a recognised training course, ready to take up a qualified EP position in 2027 or 2028.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Arno Basson (Senior EP) or Dr Emma Gore Langton (Deputy Principal EP & Service Manager) on 020 8379 2000.

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/.

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

We do not see your name or title when shortlisting your application. This is one of many initiatives to build a more talented and diverse workforce. However, if you put your name on your CV or Statement it will be visible to us. Please note it is your responses to the Essential/Desirable criteria, as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification which is available on the job advert, that will determine if you are shortlisted for an interview, therefore we encourage you to always address the essential and desirable criteria in your application/CV.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month's paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.

Certain posts in the Council are ‘politically restricted’ which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.