Educational Psychologists

We have two vacancies:

Do you want to make the difference to the lives of children and young people across the Isle of Wight?

Do you want to have a once in a career opportunity to be part of the team setting up a brand new educational psychology department within the new Children's Services Directorate at the Isle of Wight Council?

What will you be doing?

• Be part of the team who will set up the Educational Psychology Service.
• Be part of the strategic projects the Educational Psychology Service lead on.
• Develop and apply knowledge and skills in assessment, monitoring and tracking progress of children and young people with SEN.
• Support in the development of developing and monitoring service planning, including KPI's and statutory timeframes.
• Be part of developing a traded offer.
• Represent the EP Service within the various meetings and partnerships.
• Work with senior colleagues to drive forward the Education Strategy.
• Work with senior colleagues to improve SEN provision across the Island and contribute towards our Safety Valve work.
• Have a wide range of work including statutory and non-statutory work.

About you:

• A qualified Educational Psychologist.
• Able to work as part of a team.
• Ability to access face to face meetings locally.
• High quality verbal and written communication skills.
• A commitment to ensuring children and young people across the Isle of Wight achieve their best outcomes and develop into independent adults.

As a new department we are building our reputation and relationships with schools and across the council.

We are ready to embark on a journey of development and growth and we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join a Senior Leadership Team which supports an ethos of distributed leadership across the Service, and who will help all our colleagues to be the best they can be.

About you, we look forward to hearing from applicants who have:

• A commitment to creativity and innovation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• A passion for improving the life chances of others, and particularly those from vulnerable and/or marginalised groups.
• An ability to work collaboratively with different professionals.
• Applicants will need to be professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Naomi Carter Service Director Education, Inclusion and Access

Closing date: 27 November 2024.