Leicestershire are seeking applications from Educational Psychologists who are looking for a change or who want to take the next step in their career development. Leicestershire EPS (LEPS) is a service that provides great opportunities for diverse, meaningful and innovative EP work within a supportive environment. The aim of our service is to provide access to high-quality psychological practice to a range of partners, to improve the lives of children and families within our local communities.
This post offers a fantastic opportunity to join our Educational Psychology Leadership Team with opportunities to undertake a broad range of leadership activities across a range of systems, enabling us to maximise our reach and impact.
You will:
- Line manage and supervise a team of Educational Psychologists, acting as a leader, role model and mentor within the service.
- Lead on critical areas of service activity and service development, drawing on your personal strengths and skills.
- Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery (inc. quality assurance activity).
- Balance a caseload of work, alongside team management activity and wider strategic and systems work.
- Work closely with the Principal Educational Psychologist, supporting key decision making and representing LEPS in critical spaces within the LA and across the Local Area Partnership.
- Contribute to large scales projects and transformation programmes such as PINS, the LLR Neuro-developmental Inclusion workstream and Shaping SEND Futures.
Essential Requirements:
- Professional postgraduate qualification in Educational Psychology, and HCPC registration as a Practitioner Psychologist.
- Significant experience as an Educational Psychologist in an LA environment, with expertise in applying psychological skills at child, group, and systems levels.
- Proven leadership experience, including project and/or people management leading to positive outcomes.
- The ability to work flexibly, decisively and independently, demonstrating a collaborative approach with the ability to develop successful partnerships
- Detailed understanding of relevant legislation, guidance and policy in relation to SEND and safeguarding, with the ability carry out all duties in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures.
- A commitment to Equal Opportunities, with the ability to apply this to strategic work and day-to-day situations
Leicestershire Educational Psychology Service
We are a partially traded service, with demand for our commissioned work growing year on year. Our offer currently includes:
- Service level agreements with individual schools including specialist provisions
- Statutory work undertaken for the SENA Service
- A traded training offer to support inclusive practice in schools
- Accredited ELSA training and ELSA supervision.
- MELSA Training
- Whole School Approach project work in partnership with Public Health
- Support to the Local Authority including our Critical Incident Response Team and membership of Inclusion Forums
Leicestershire EPs have access to:
- Excellent whole-service and individual CPD opportunities
- Structured time-allocation model promoting well-being and a balance of work
- Regular and high-quality individual supervision sessions and access to peer supervision
- Well-appointed central office base and first-class facilities within County Hall, Glenfield
- Local ‘touchdown’ bases across the county to reduce travel time
- Up-to-date ICT equipment for mobile / agile working
- Flexible, family friendly working arrangements
- Social events organised by team members to promote connectedness
We are committed to welcoming individuals who embrace equality, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Informal enquiries are welcome. Please telephone or email to speak with Dr Helen Tyson Principal Educational Psychologist 0116 305 5100 or via email on Helen.Tyson@leics.gov.uk
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks will be undertaken and Safer Recruitment Practices will be undertaken.
Applications can be made via the East Midlands Shared Service Jobs website.
Key Details
Senior Educational Psychologist
Role: 1 FTE, minimum 0.6 FTE
Salary: Soulbury Officers Scale B 5-8 plus up to 3 SPAs
Interview Date: 12th May (in person at County Hall)
Closing Date: Monday 28th April 2025
NB: The AEP abides by the Advertising Standards Agency Code; we believe all our adverts for vacancies appropriate for our members have been checked in accordance with this code, and AEP policy. To the best of our knowledge, the adverts on this website are ‘legal, decent, honest and truthful’. Except where otherwise stated, all posts carry a salary that is at or above the nationally agreed Soulbury minimum for the post. Members should assure themselves that they are satisfied with the terms and conditions offered. Members are advised to consider fully the implications of successful applications particularly in relation to posts which would entail a move outside the UK, where legislation and cultural issues in other countries should be considered in relation to their personal circumstances. “From time to time, the AEP will carry adverts for agencies supplying EPs to local authorities. Where this is the case, we will have secured agreement from the agency that they will not supply EPs to those authorities we remain in dispute with. Information regarding our current disputes can be found here: http://www.aep.org.uk/members-home/latest-news-members/aep-disputes-update/
