Are you looking for the next step in your career?
We are recruiting for skilled Educational Psychologists to join our well-established and highly-regarded Educational Psychology Service.
Our Purpose
The Service works closely with parents, partners in schools, specialist agencies and the Local Authority to help raise achievement, promote inclusion and support the emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children and young adults across the borough.
The Role & Team
This is an exciting opportunity to join our committed and talented team of Educational Psychologists and Assistant Educational Psychologists at a time of positive change and improvement in the Council. The EPS sit within the wider Education and Inclusion Team in the Children's Services Directorate.
For a suitable candidate, there is also the potential for employment as a Senior Education Psychologist, dependent on skills and experience.
Your Responsibilities
- Provide psychological assessment and intervention for children and young people.
- Offer information, advice and guidance for education and care teams.
- Provide supervision to agreed members of the EPS team.
- Communicate with parents/ carers, education and care settings and specialist agencies.
- Engage in professional development training for staff.
Think you can make a difference? We want to hear from you.
Your Application
All applicants are advised to carefully read the information provided in the Role Profile and Person Specification.
If you require an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Wendy Jackson, Head of Standards and Effectiveness - wendy.jackson@nelincs.gov.uk
Working Arrangements
This role is a blended working role (the duties of the role may require a blend of home & office working in line with needs of the service)
What can we offer?
In addition to a generous salary package, there are many perks to enjoy when you are part of TeamNEL...
As part of your RewardNEL package, you will also have an excellent annual leave entitlement* (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension...
As well as access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.
This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, discounted car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.
*Leave subject paygrade and length of service
About NELC
At North East Lincolnshire Council, we have a unique ability to provide the ultimate work life balance for our employees. Situated within the award-winning coastal area of Cleethorpes and the beautiful Lincolnshire Wolds, North East Lincolnshire Council provide the perfect location for you to Live, Work & Play .
Get to know us better
Check out our Council Plan and read about all of the exciting new developments we have in the pipeline.
North East Lincolnshire Council is committed to being an inclusive employer, where equality and diversity is recognised, celebrated, and embodied throughout the organisation, becoming a workforce that represents all.
We regularly review data to ensure our recruitment processes are fair, transparent and promote equal opportunities for all. We also have an in-house Equalities Champions Group that works to promote and embed inclusivity in the workplace, helping us identify areas where we can take positive action, and make the organisation a safe space for colleagues to feel connected.
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.