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Senior Educational Psychologist

Employer
Telford & Wrekin Council
Location
Darby House
Salary
Soulbury A 2-7 (+3 SPA) £37,545 - £46,504
Closing date
16 Apr 2020
Reference
TWC000003702

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Sector
Education
Job Type
Education - non-schools based
Contract Type
Full time permanent
Working Pattern
Standard
Hours
Full-Time

Job Details

Education & Corporate Parenting

Educational Psychology Service

Senior Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Salary Scale B 1-6 (£45,693 - £53,961 p.a)

Plus up to 3 SPAs

Full Time 37hrs   Permanent

Are you an experienced, dynamic educational psychologist seeking to develop your career and influence strategic developments at team and local authority level? If the answer is yes you will be interested in the newly established senior EP post in Telford and Wrekin.

As senior educational psychologist you will work with the principal educational psychologist to lead and develop an already highly valued EP service. You will also work closely with colleagues from other teams to plan and deliver borough wide training and other projects. We are hoping that the person appointed will play a leading part in designing and delivering approaches to promote mental health and social and emotional well-being of children and young people in Telford and Wrekin.

We are committed to early intervention and the promotion of inclusion. Educational psychologists contribute to council-led initiatives to support vulnerable groups. Telford and Wrekin Educational Psychology Service is highly regarded by schools and employs a systemic, consultative approach that is traded. We have introduced the Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) training programme which has been well received; this is part of our drive to champion the emotional health and wellbeing of children in Telford and Wrekin.

Telford and Wrekin is a vibrant, cosmopolitan authority that has benefitted from significant recent investment; it is surrounded by beautiful Shropshire countryside and has the historic Ironbridge on its door step. Many schools have benefitted from previous funding schemes and their buildings and facilities are outstanding. It is a brilliant place to live and work.

As a Telford and Wrekin EP you will receive regular supervision (using peer, group and individual reflective management models) and have the opportunity to take part in extensive CPD activities. You will have access to excellent administration support, SMART laptops and phones. The council offers desirable, flexible working arrangements and the majority of schools are just a short drive from the office base.

Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC

Please refer to job description/person specification

Please refer to job description/person specification

For an informal discussion please contact Karen Grandison, Principal Educational Psychologist on 01952 385216 or Karen.grandison@telford.gov.uk

Unfortunately, it is not possible for CVs to be accepted. The appointment will be subject to enhanced DBS clearance for the successful applicant. We are committed to equality and diversity.

Closing date:    Tuesday 18th June 19            

Interview date: Friday 21st June 19

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Senior EP JDPS

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Telford & Wrekin Council is an award winning council, and we were recognised as Local Authority of the Year 2022 at the Municipal Journal Awards, and the Association for Public Service Excellence Council of the Year in 2021.

At Team Telford we work hard to protect, care and invest to create a better borough and our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Having the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles allows us to deliver the excellent services that residents and businesses on the borough expect from us. 

Our friendly and passionate teams are trusted by leaders and managers to deliver this ambition. We invest and nurture our workforce and support our employees to develop and thrive. The better we are the bigger difference we make to the people we serve. 

In return we also offer a great range of benefits including competitive salaries, flexible working hours and work arrangements, employee discounts, salary sacrifice schemes, a local government pension scheme and generous annual leave entitlement.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice and we know we are stronger and better connected as a result. 

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and where our data shows that specific groups are under-represented within our workforce, our adverts will actively encourage applications from these groups.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities or other health conditions. You can find out more about this and our ‘guaranteed interview scheme’ here

You can also read more about our Recruitment and Selection Policy commitments and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here

If you are unable to complete an online application form please contact the HR helpdesk on 01952 383601 or email hrhelpdesk@telford.gov.uk

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Website
Telephone
01952 380000
Location
Telford & Wrekin Council
Darby House
Lawn Central
Telford
Shropshire
TF3 4JA
United Kingdom

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