Senior Educational Psychologist

London, England, United Kingdom

11/22/2024

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities !

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Lewisham EP Team has a strong history of being a learning organisation, and this is true of supporting EPs to develop their leadership and management skills. We are looking for a Senior EP, or an EP seeking a promoted post, to join us in our work to bring high quality EP services to the children and families of Lewisham>

Actively Anti-Racist Practice

Our team, from TEPs to PEP, are committed to delivering active anti-racist practice in all our interactions. Becoming Actively Anti-Racist EPs was given priority CPD and Service Development time in academic year 2023-24. Going into 2024-25 this area of practice is a focal point to our service development plan. Examples of our priorities for this year are:

• All EPs can describe how being actively anti-racist is demonstrated through the five functions of the EP (consultation, assessment, intervention, training, and research).
• EPs can demonstrate racial fluency and use a shared vocabulary across our five functions.
• EPs can write provision which explicitly addresses the needs of Black children, e.g., racial identity development and belonging.
  
  

Anyone applying for our job will be required to demonstrate their commitment to this work. Wherever you are in your own personal and professional journey, we will commit to supporting you to your next step. Our expectation is that if you want to work in our team, then you want to work in this way too.

Leadership and management at Lewisham EP Team

The PEP, along with DPEP and Seniors, make explicit the containing functions of both leadership and management to running a good service and the wellbeing of the team. We invest in time to develop leadership and management skills and all members of the team have attended external leadership courses. Understanding supervision and line management is also supported through our peer supervision, SLT meetings, and external training. If you are looking for a promoted post into Senior EP, we will support your development into this role.

What We Offer

A team that, through recruitment and retention, reflects the local demographics of Lewisham. Opportunities to develop your skills in leadership and management in a thoughtful and organised way. Encouragement to take on projects and lead roles within a service development area. Colleagues who will listen, guide, and be guided by you. Induction into leadership and management roles.

What We Are Looking For

Someone who is passionate about the profession of educational psychology. Someone with a commitment to public service. Someone who likes to learn; we are never the finished article. Someone who wants to move into a senior role because they have a desire to use their EP skills at operational levels of the EP team or in the LA to be part of improvements and innovative practice. We want someone who cares about our team and uses their skills and abilities to benefit the team and its work.

As Senior EP you will be responsible for the line management and supervision of a group of EPs. You will support the implementation and delivery of the Service Development Plan. You will lead on areas and be the key person for gathering and disseminating information in that area. We have three senior EP positions and one DPEP position in our establishment and examples of lead areas are: SEMH, TEP Experience, Allocations of EHCNA, Tribunal Liaison, Neurodivergent Needs, Early Years, EDI, CPD, and more. All Senior EPs will have an allocation of traded, EHCNA, project/commissioned tasks, and management tasks.

Other benefits:

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks
  
  

Location

The job is primarily based in Kaleidoscope, 32 Rushey Green, Catford, London, SE6 4JF, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office, settings, and from home on a regular basis.

Special conditions

• Doctorate or Master's Qualification in Educational Psychology
• Evidence of being HCPC Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist
• The job is subject to an enhanced DBS check
  
  

The recruitment process is anonymous and we do not accept CV’s.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Sue.Franklin@lewisham.gov.uk

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£63,836 - £67,706 per annum (Soulbury B Scale 8 - 11 + 3 SPA).

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works , which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk and an advisor will be in touch with you.

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