Educational Psychologist

North East Lincolnshire Council; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK seeks qualified Educational Psychologists to contribute to a growing team focused on child-centered practice. The role involves providing psychological advice, supporting schools, and developing innovative practices within the community. Candidates can apply for full-time or part-time positions and will benefit from a hybrid work model promoting work-life balance and professional growth.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Work-life balance initiatives

Collaboration with multiple agencies

Qualifications

• Must be a registered Educational Psychologist committed to child-centered practice.
• Experience in coaching, supervision, and collaboration with multiple agencies.
• Ability to work across diverse community settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological advice and guidance.
• Support schools through training and project work.
• Contribute to the development of the psychology service.

Skills

Child-centered practice

Communication

Creative problem-solving

Collaboration

Knowledge sharing

Education

Educational Psychology Doctorate (near completion or completed)

Job description

Overview

The North East Lincolnshire Community Educational Psychology Service is committed to making a positive impact in our community through our work as applied Educational Psychologists within a Local Authority.

Under new management within the psychology service and the vision of our new Director and Assistant Director within Children Services, we are expanding our warm, skilled and welcoming team.

Our EMBRACE framework guides our actions towards supporting the wider Local Authority vision of ‘Our Children, Our Future’, within our core statutory duties and our traded offer. We emphasise connection, belonging, strong partnerships and person-centred, inclusive practice across our relationships with strategic partners.

We welcome qualified HCPC registered Educational Psychologists and those nearing qualification to shape and extend our service, contributing to a consultation-led, person-centred, inclusive model, including offering training, supervision and therapeutic assessment and intervention.

The Role

“Working within this team, with these people, following this ethos feels like home. I feel professionally challenged, personally valued and completely embraced. I am very proud to be part of the ed psych team at NELC.”

You will join a team that is expanding and developing exciting and innovative ways of working, aligned with the wider LA vision and values. You will contribute to shaping our psychology service as part of a small team of well-respected psychologists and benefit from strong working relationships with colleagues across the area.

You will provide high quality psychological advice and guidance as part of the statutory aspects of our role, and shape a service delivering traded work in the form of support to schools, through project work and a wide training offer such as ELSA, National Autistic Programmes, Emotion Coaching and Relational Approaches. This is in partnership with our colleagues in the wider Education and Inclusion team, alongside our Social Care partners and our Virtual School.

You will have access to offices located in Grimsby Town Centre where you will work with and alongside other services such as Public Health, Social Care and our Family Hubs. These relationships are a key strength offered to you as a Local Authority employed EP.

This role is a hybrid role, with a mixture of working on and off site, promoting and encouraging a work life balance. CPD, supervision and opportunities for growth and development are all part of the offer, and autonomy is highly valued.

We welcome applications from professional colleagues who are looking for either full time or part time opportunities to practice within our service.

About You

Please consider making an application if you are:

• An Educational Psychologist who places children and young people at the centre of your practice. We welcome applications both from experienced EPs and EPs who are nearing completion of their Educational Psychology Doctorate training.
• Creative, flexible and able to focus on identifying concerns and solutions, with a strong focus on understanding lived experiences and working in a values-driven way.
• Able to work successfully with multiple agencies, and develop positive relationships with all sectors of our community.
• Able to contribute to the ongoing development of our service, including offering coaching and supervision, nurturing aspiring psychologists and reflecting on ways to best work with our communities.
• Proactive in developing and sharing your knowledge and skills.
• Able to travel to the Grimsby offices and to different settings throughout North East Lincolnshire.

Your Application

All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Person Specification.

We would be happy to have an informal discussion about the role if this would help you. Please contact Dr Louise Jarvis (Principal Educational Psychologist) at [e-mail] or Dr Becky Bevan (Senior Educational Psychologist) at [e-mail].

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