Service Manager - Principal Educational Psychologist

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 set up a brand-new educational psychology department within the new Children's Services Directorate at the Isle of Wight Council.

Once in post our Principle Educational Psychologist will

• Set up and manage the Educational Psychology Service including management of staff.
• Oversee the strategic projects our Educational Psychology Service will lead on.
• Develop and monitor service planning, including KPI's and statutory timeframes.
• Develop a traded service.
• 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
• Contribute towards our Safety Valve work.
• Work with senior colleagues to contribute towards our Area SEND preparation.
• Improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

You will need to be:

• A qualified Educational Psychologist with significant leadership experience
• Able to work as part of a team, taking responsibility for areas they lead on.
• Able to access face to face meetings locally.
• An exceptional verbal and written communicator
• Committed 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 this 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.

We look forward to hearing from applicants who have:

• A commitment to creativity and innovation.
• A passion for improving the life chances of others, particularly those from vulnerable and/or marginalised groups.
• An ability to work collaboratively with different professionals

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants will need to be professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

When you join and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:

• Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
• Local Government pension scheme
• Discounted Solent ferry travel
• Island bus network discount
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff parking permit scheme
• Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
• National and local discounts & benefits schemes
• Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 (subject to criteria)
• Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)

The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.