London Borough of Hackney - Senior Educational Psychologist

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve – and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

The Educational Psychology Service is highly valued by educational settings and other professionals in Hackney. We employ a consultative style of service delivery and we have a commitment to the development and learning opportunities of all EPs in the team to explore areas of professional interest. We offer a rich and varied working experience as an EP in Hackney. EPs work within the Virtual School, Mental Health in Schools Teams, CAMHS, Social Care teams and we have other diverse commissions offering exciting opportunities to develop practice. We also have EPs connected to 3 of the London EP training courses, delivering VIG (Video Interaction Guidance) interventions and training ELSAs. We are continually refining our services and exploring different ways of applying our psychological skills. 

Our service is founded on the principles of anti-racist practice and social justice. We believe that every individual, regardless of their background, deserves equitable access to opportunities and support. This belief underpins our commitment to anti-oppressive practices both within our team and in the services we provide to the community.

We are looking for an experienced senior educational psychologist who can support the existing leadership team in developing strategic direction in partnership with Integrated SEND service partners and in consolidating operational excellence across the team.

We offer a comprehensive induction and supervision programme including peer supervision, flexible working hours and an essential car user allowance. We provide excellent IT facilities, including iPads, and are based alongside multi-disciplinary partners in a modern open plan building in the heart of Hackney.

Interested? Please apply via the link.

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.

Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC.