London Borough of Barnet - Educational Psychologists

Due to increased traded requests, we have exciting opportunities to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive team that is dedicated to providing a high-quality service to children and young people. 

We  operate within the framework of a consultation model with an emphasis on solution-focused, person-centred and trauma informed thinking.    We have a history of multiagency working, and you will have a range of diverse opportunities to develop specialist areas of interest or work within existing projects as well as join strategic leading-edge groups.  Currently commissioned projects include Virtual School; REACH; Youth Justice Service; WISE (Critical Incident Postvention) Training; Nurture Groups; EBSA; ELSA; & VIG. 

Successful candidates will be joining a creative and highly skilled team that is well-regarded and valued by schools and services across Barnet.   You will benefit from a supportive senior leadership team committed to promoting the wellbeing of staff and work-life balance, ongoing training and development and practising in ways that are equitable, anti-racist and culturally responsive.   We have strong links with the Doctoral training courses and are committed to supporting Trainee Educational Psychologists on placement. 

We would love to hear from candidates who enjoy the challenge of applying psychology creatively in a range of settings and are committed to improving the educational and wellbeing outcomes for the children and young people in Barnet.  We welcome applications from both experienced Educational Psychologists and Trainee Educational Psychologists expecting to qualify in September 2024 and September 2025.   Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC (or eligible for registration).

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact: Marina Costa, Principal Educational Psychologists (Joint) at marina.costa@barnet.gov.uk or 020 8359 7661

If you would like to talk to one of our EPs about being an EP in Barnet, please contact:  Dr Janchai King, Senior Educational Psychologist at janchai.king@barnet.gov.uk 

If you need assistance, please email the HR Team at: hr.barnetbels@barnet.gov.uk

We also have immediate availability for locum and agency staff - please contact Amanda Ryzman at: amanda.ryzman@barent.gov.uk 

For more information about our team, you can view our local offer page here: Barnet Local Offer :: Home / Info and Advice / How to get help / How specialist education services can help / Educational psychology / EP: Professionals Page (thisisfocus.co.uk) 

Barnet Education and Learning Service are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) with barred list check is required for all successful applicants. In addition, if this post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, the successful applicant will be required to declare.

Barnet Educational Psychology Team are committed to practicing in ways that are equitable, anti-racist and culturally responsive and we welcome candidates who share this commitment.  We have developed an equity and anti-racism policy which outlines our values and actions in this area including ongoing EP team CPD and offering support to our school community.  Recruitment of a diverse workforce that is representative of the community we serve is part of our ongoing commitment and is embedded in this policy and therefore, we welcome applicants who are underrepresented in our profession.