North East Lincolnshire Council
Location
North East Lincolnshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Role: Principal Education Psychologist
Salary: £60,690 to £64,431 ( Soulbury Scale Point 9-12) Plus relocation package to eligible candidates
Terms: 37 Hours per week / Permanent
Location: North East Lincolnshire (flexible/hybrid working)
Are you an experienced Education Psychologist, and looking for your next opportunity to progress?
The Principal Education Psychologist post offers an exciting opportunity to lead a committed and talented team of Educational Psychologists and Assistant Educational Psychologists at a time of positive change and improvement in North East Lincolnshire Council’s Children’s Services.
Why consider NELC as an employer?
We have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. With a cheaper cost of living, we are situated between the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful AONB Lincolnshire Wolds…
We provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play .
Our Purpose
We are seeking to employ a skilled Educational Psychologist, with recent management experience, to lead our well-established and highly-regarded Educational Psychology Service.
In addition to this , we are also looking to recruit 2 x experience Education Psychologists to join our well-established and highly-regarded Educational Psychology Service.
More details about our Education Psychologist roles, can be found via this link:
The Role & Team
The Principal Educational Psychologist is a member of the wider Education and Inclusion Team providing opportunities to make a significant contribution to strategic planning across the education service.
The Service works closely with parents and carers, partners in education settings and the Local Authority to help raise achievement, promote inclusion and support the emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people across the borough.
We require an excellent communicator who has a strong vision for the development of high-quality service delivery and is knowledgeable about current practice in educational psychology and additional learning needs.
Your Responsibilities
Reporting to and working with the Head of Service for Send and Inclusion, provide strategic and operational leadership to the Educational Psychology Service in the context of the overall provision of services to children and young people including those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Have responsibility for the clinical supervision and deployment of Educational Psychologists and Assistant Educational Psychologists across North East Lincolnshire, as well as managing the budget for the Educational Psychology Service.
Operate a traded service with education settings to provide non-statutory Educational Psychology services.
Drive and implement the strategic and operational vision of the Council and successfully manage the cultural change required to achieve excellent service delivery in relation to education, inclusion and outreach.
Hold joint responsibility for developing the agenda of service improvement and the ongoing development with partners, including education settings and voluntary organisations, to achieve effective and excellent multi-agency working focused around the child and young person.
Continually learn from best practice locally and nationally.
Working Arrangements
This role is a blended working role (the duties of the role may require a blend of home and office working, and working within education settings, in line with the needs of the service).
How to apply
Please apply directly on the NELC jobs page, where you will also find a detail role profile. Links below:
Your Application
All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Employee Specification.
If you require an informal discussion about the role, please contact Wendy Jackson, Head of Standards and Effectiveness – [email protected]
What you can expect from NELC
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NELC is committed to Equality and Diversity as an employer.
NELC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and Adults at Risk. For any posts that will involve access to children, young people and Adults at Risk, the successful applicant will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check where appropriate.
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