Senior Educational Psychologist

You’ll be a senior professional role model within the service — helping to create consistent, reflective and evidence-informed practice while supporting colleagues to deliver the very best outcomes for children and young people.

The Person

We’re looking for an experienced Educational Psychologist who is ready to make an impact beyond their own caseload and take a leading role in shaping practice, people and services.

You’ll have a good honours degree in Psychology recognised by the BPS, together with either a teaching qualification and significant teaching experience plus a Masters in Educational Psychology, or significant experience working with children and young people and a Doctorate in Educational & Child Psychology.

You’ll bring substantial post-qualification experience as an Educational Psychologist, including experience of supervision, service development and leading areas of practice.

You’ll also have:

• In-depth knowledge of SEND legislation, national policy and current developments affecting Educational Psychology services.
• Specialist knowledge of inclusion, child development and applied psychological practice within a local authority context.
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of audiences.
• The ability to respond positively to change and develop, implement and evaluate creative approaches that improve outcomes.
• The ability to inspire others and develop common standards and effective working practices.
• Strong partnership-building skills, with the ability to influence and work collaboratively with schools, agencies and service providers.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing demands while maintaining high-quality service delivery.
• The ability to provide effective supervision, support and mentoring to Educational Psychologists and Assistant Educational Psychologists.
• Strong leadership and people management skills.
• A commitment to high standards of public service, honesty, integrity and professionalism.
• Experience of supervising main-grade EPs, Assistant EPs or TEPs would be desirable.

Most importantly, you’ll be someone who can combine professional expertise with curiosity, leadership and the confidence to influence change.

Join us. Lead change. Shape better futures.

Why join us?

We know people do their best work when they feel valued, supported and able to grow. At Brent, you will benefit from:

• 27 days' annual leave, rising with length of service, plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Hybrid and flexible working options available for most roles
• Supportive family-friendly policies, including carers’ leave, paternity leave and compassionate leave for eligible employees
• Health and wellbeing support, including eye test support and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial wellbeing support, including education sessions, childcare deposit loans and season ticket loans
• Travel support, including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme and onsite facilities
• Learning and development opportunities to support your career
• Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts on shopping, travel, leisure and entertainment

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How to apply

Please note that employees must have successfully completed their probationary period before applying for this vacancy

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You will need to submit a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria in the job description. This is a key part of the selection process, and applications without a supporting statement may not be considered. You may also upload a CV to support your application, but it cannot replace the supporting statement.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you are interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects the people we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and encourage applicants to complete the diversity survey section of the application.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity, respect and fairness. We expect all employees to demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to promote inclusive, non-discriminatory practices in their work. This commitment forms part of our recruitment process, and candidates may be assessed on their understanding of and ability to contribute to an inclusive working environment.

The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas, who will use it to help prevent fraud and other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details on how your information will be used by Brent and Cifas, and your data protection rights can be found here [https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn].

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. This includes people with hidden disabilities, long-term health conditions, diagnoses and mental health conditions. We also guarantee an interview to care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria. Information shared for this purpose will be treated fairly and used only to confirm eligibility under these schemes.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact recruitment@brent.gov.uk [recruitment@brent.gov.uk].

Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.

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