Educational Psychologists (EP) and

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologists (SSEP) Warwickshire

 EP - Soulbury A (3-8 + up to 3 SPAs)     SSEP - Soulbury B (2-5 + up to 3 SPAs)

Vacancies: Across Warwickshire we have a range of permanent full-time or part-time posts available. We are looking for mainscale Educational Psychologists (EP) and Specialist Senior Educational Psychologists (SSEP) to fulfil specialist roles in the areas of SEMH, early intervention and early years, social communication needs and preparing for adulthood.

Warwickshire Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is a community focussed service, which strives for inclusion by removing barriers. We have continued to thrive and further develop our offer, despite the COVID-19 context, and have maintained our well-founded reputation for supporting settings and other services. We have developed innovative ways of delivering support to parents/carers, children/young people, schools and other settings and continue to focus on gaining positive outcomes for Warwickshire’s children, young people and families.

We are a strong, vibrant and expanding service working across five teams in three

geographical areas, and accessible to over 250 education providers. Each team is led by a Senior Educational Psychologist. All schools have a named link EP and the range of work undertaken across teams is hugely varied. We have increasing strategic engagement, with commissions from within the local authority, with Warwickshire’s range of ‘education providers’ and with other settings.

We place a high value on work-life balance. We have always had the opportunity to work from home (pre-Covid), to access non-designated office bases and to work flexible hours. We have very successfully developed a range of virtual working practices which has increased our flexibility further.

EPs in Warwickshire say: ‘I have always felt welcomed, actively included and supported….’, ‘my professional skills go from strength to strength’, ‘I love the range of opportunities open to all: virtual school, trauma informed and attachment aware training, neurodevelopment team in CAMHs, In Year Fair Access’, ‘this EPS stands out to me because of the cohesive nature of the teams’, ‘I like the flexibility of work, and of working’, ‘the consultative emphasis of the service, using tools such as Circle of Adults’.

Would you like to join us?

• If you want to be challenged to apply educational psychology to facilitate and coach improved outcomes across a variety of traded and statutory clients;
• If you want to work in a supportive, flexible, responsive, and ethically driven working environment; and,
• If you want to work in partnership with EP colleagues and others on a range of projects of interest, then please apply!

 Key Skills and Experience: We need motivated, enthusiastic, skilled, creative and successful EPs able to improve outcomes for children, young people and families through individual, group, and system level activity, and through research and project work. You need to be a reflective practitioner, resilient, solution orientated, and an excellent communicator. You must be HCPC registered, awaiting confirmation of HCPC registration, or on a recognised professional educational psychology training course.

Applicants for a Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist post are expected to have a minimum of 2 years post qualification work as an EP.

For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification:

Educational Psychologists (EP)

Specialist Senior Educational Psychologists (SSEP)

Additional Information

Closing date: Monday 23^rd November 2020. 

Interview date: Monday 30^th November. 

For further details of working within Warwickshire EPS please contact:

Janet Mander - Office Manager for the Educational Psychology Service on 01926 742921 or janetmander@warwickshire.gov.uk and ask to speak with one of our Senior Educational Psychologists or click on the link

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application demonstrates that they meet the criteria for the post. This means the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk  and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. Would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, people with a disability and people from the LGBT+ Community.