About The Role
Would you like to be part of a dynamic and dedicated team that is making a real difference to the lives of children and young people? The London Borough of Islington is seeking enthusiastic and creative Educational Psychologists to join our friendly, supportive and highly regarded Educational Psychology Team.
This is an exciting time to join our Service. The Council's commitment to inclusion has provided significant funding for SEN support, allowing us to develop innovative evidence-based training and early intervention approaches. We offer many opportunities for team members to engage in projects and deliver varied commissioned work. This includes:
- Training Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs), delivering Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS) training and Autism Education Trust (AET) modules as well as developing training to improve children’s wellbeing, and maximise their attainments and progress.
- Working with Islington’s Virtual School, Youth Justice Team and Targeted Youth Support Team to support and improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people in the Borough
- Working systemically in schools to develop trauma informed practice as part of the ITIPS team (Islington Trauma Informed Practice in Schools)
- Delivering group supervision to Early Years’ practitioners, SENCOs, DSLs, ELSAs and Early Career Teachers
- Becoming a university field work tutor on one of the three London Doctoral Courses
- Supporting the EPS and our schools to develop culturally sensitive, anti-racist and non-discriminatory practice.
The successful candidates will be committed to working within the principles of consultation, co-production and collaboration to support children to thrive in their local communities and have positive futures. You will contribute to all aspects of core, statutory and traded service delivery to schools and Early Years settings and work jointly with other professionals committed to bringing about positive change at a strategic and individual child level.
The EPS offers a competitive salary with generous annual leave and privilege days. We are committed to the development of our practice as psychologists and offer a wide range of varied work and CPD opportunities. We are particularly proud of the high-quality individual and peer supervision available for all team members. We have strong links with the three London Universities and so benefit from having a number of TEPs on placement who play an integral part in our service delivery. Islington is a wonderfully vibrant borough with a diverse community. We offer a flexible and hybrid working environment with plenty of cafes, restaurants and shops to enjoy on Upper Street and the surrounding area.
We welcome applications from experienced EPs as well as from year 3 trainees who will be completing their training in August 2025.
Applicants must be a professionally qualified Educational Psychologist and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Trainee EPs are expected to have eligibility confirmed following completion of their recognised training course - within 3 months of commencing employment.
Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to challenging inequality and discrimination, promoting equal opportunities and valuing the diversity of communities within the Borough and within the Islington workforce.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS clearance.
We are a friendly and supportive team who are passionate about the work we do. If you feel that this could be the place for you to further develop your psychological skills or start your career, then please do get in touch to find out more. Please contact: Gill Sassienie (Principal Educational Psychologist) or Amanda Holgate, Trudy Kearney, Ellie Raman or Chris Shaldon (Senior Educational Psychologists) on 0207 527 3747
For further information or for an informal conversation about the post, please contact: Gill Sassienie (Principal Educational Psychologist) Email: gill.sassienie@islington.gov.uk
Key Details
Maingrade Educational Psychologists (2 posts)
Salary: Soulbury Scale A Spinal Points 5-10 (plus up to 3 SPA points) and Inner London Weighting (£3685 per year)
Role type: Both posts are full time, but consideration will be given to part time working (0.8 FTE)
Provisional Interview Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025
Closing Date: Monday 5th May 2025
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