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Job title: Educational Psychologist
Salary: £45,586 to £55,974
Hours: Various
Contract: Various
As an Educational Psychologist, your practice is underpinned by core values including the belief that everybody and every situation has the potential for positive change. Your practice is based on working collaboratively to improve outcomes for children and young people.
In Leeds Educational Psychology Team our practice is guided by these principles. As a team we work through a delivery model which focuses on consultation, problem solving and multi-agency working. Our culture of working relationally and restoratively is strongly embedded, enabling positive working relationships with settings and placing the voices of children and families at the centre. We are proud that we have a core offer of support to all maintained schools and academies.
The team works system-wide across Leeds, collaborating on exciting initiatives including trauma-informed working and enhancing services for neurodivergent young people. We work closely with the Virtual School, Youth Justice Service and Area Inclusion Partnerships to support children with social, emotional and mental health needs, and reduce exclusions. All main grade EPs have time allocated for research and development. Currently, we have groups working on projects relating to executive functioning, community psychology and Trauma Informed Practice.
We have vacancies for qualified educational psychologists and can offer permanent contracts on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis. You must hold a postgraduate qualification in educational psychology.
Based within the council’s Learning Inclusion Service, we are part of Leeds children’s services, rated by Ofsted as outstanding in overall effectiveness.
We are committed to the ambition of Child Friendly Leeds. We want Leeds to be a city where all children are safe, happy and healthy, do well at school, fulfil their potential and grow up to be active citizens with voice and influence.
Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.
About you
As an Educational Psychologist you will bring to the role:
About the role
As an Educational Psychologist working in Leeds, you will be part of an exciting and vibrant Educational Psychology service. We’re a committed and close-knit team, with a hybrid working model that encourages connection and team relationships, through regular team meetings and whole team professional development days.
We are a dynamic and creative team of practitioners encompassing a range of experience and interests. You will benefit from a strong support network and supervision, with exciting research and learning opportunities to support your development and progression, wherever you are in your career.
All our educational psychologists work at the heart of the community, with schools and settings, applying creativity and psychological expertise to promote inclusion for children and young people from birth to 25 years of age.
What we offer you
We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:
How to apply
Please complete the online application form.
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If you would like to speak to a member of the leadership team about these roles please contact the Educational Psychology Team on 0113 378 2888 or email SEND@leeds.gov.ukwith the subject line 'for attention of EP leadership team'.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s or Adults’ barred list as applicable will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
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