Kent County Council - Senior Educational Psychologist

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and young people? 

Kent Educational Psychology Service is a committed fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for learners of all abilities. This is an exciting time to join the Service as we develop the Locality Model for Special Educational Needs Inclusion, a focus of which will be working in collaboration with schools, along with liaising with parents and multidisciplinary teams to promote positive outcomes and championing inclusive practices. As a Senior Educational Psychologist, you'll play a key leadership and strategic role in delivering this change.

We offer a generous financial package which includes a £2000 “Golden Hello” and a £3000 a year market retention payment. There are also relocation expenses of up to £8000 payable for those moving to Kent.  We offer flexible working arrangements, structured induction, highly regarded CPD opportunities, individual and peer group supervision and the support of an excellent dedicated administrative team.

As well as being part of the county wide leadership team, you will be taking the lead within a geographic area for service delivery, including the provision of EP advice for statutory assessment and other related EP expert practitioner input; supporting delivery of Local Authority key strategic priorities, such as improved provision for young people who are neurodiverse; contributing to Service critical incident support; and also providing supervision and line management to the wider team, using your good interpersonal and communication skills to inspire and motivate others. 

Kent is a large diverse county with wonderful coastlines, and a unique mixture of rural and urban settings. It benefits from the UK’s only high-speed train with excellent links to London and the continent. Above all the Kent Educational Psychology Service (KEPS) is a busy, friendly team of highly supportive colleagues.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This advert will run until midnight on Sunday 2nd March.  We will arrange interviews at a mutually convenient time, as and when applications are received.  Please note that we may appoint a suitable candidate before the application deadline, so early applications are encouraged.

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Contact details:
For an informal chat please contact Daniel Jones, Principal Educational Psychologist, by emailing Daniel.Jones@kent.gov.uk or Miquela Walsh, Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist by emailing Miquela.Walsh@kent.gov.uk – or alternatively call us on: 03000 422698.