Job Description

The starting salary for this role is \xc2\xa359,456 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. This position is offered on a 12-month fixed-term basis from 1st September.

Why Surrey?

This is what our senior Educational Psychologists have to say \xe2\x80\xa6

\'Working in a large service like Surrey has provided me with many opportunities to pursue my passions and interests over the years. It\'s great to work to one\'s strengths with the support of a passionate and creative leadership team who have an incredible set of skills and experience.\'

If you are thinking about working for an innovative and dynamic Educational Psychology Service which staff describe as flexible, friendly and supportive, then Surrey could be the place for you!

This role offers an ideal, flexible combination of remote and face to face working - you will be provided with a laptop and iPhone to support this agile approach. We care about how you work rather than where you work, the children and young people rather than the postcode. In support of our children and young people and greener futures strategies, we\'d welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what agile working may look like for you!

About the Service

Our intention is to make a real difference to children and young people we support, whilst also being committed to developing our own professional skills and abilities. Our teams are well established using developed consultation approaches and psychological interventions founded on evidence-based practice in education and community settings. We utilise research and service evaluations for developing innovative practice and quality assurance.

We value and invest in our staff through comprehensive training and regular supervision. To us it\'s simple; the more trained and developed our staff, the better the outcomes for the children we support. As such, we are also committed to the development of expertise in the following areas:

• Whole school and targeted approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health working with Mental Health Support Teams
• Looked After Children and post adoption support
• Specialist Early Education Service
• Supervision of Trainee EPs
• Assessment and consultation using the Analysis of Additional Needs Tool
• Emotionally based school avoidance

The EPS is regarded as key within our Inclusion and Additional Needs Service. We are very proud of feedback from our stakeholders, namely children, young people, parents and schools, which has indicated high levels of impact and satisfaction with regards to children\'s inclusion, academic attainment, person centred assessments and social emotional and mental well-being.

Surrey is a large and diverse county and we have a strong commitment to inclusive practice.

As a Senior Educational Psychologist with Surrey you will:

• Work with the educational psychology leadership team to further develop our forward thinking, highly regarded Educational Psychology Service
• Provide professional leadership, support and supervision to an area team using a strengths based approach which values individual and collective contributions to improving inclusive outcomes for children
• Provide effective management to an area based team including the recruitment, deployment, and performance management of educational psychologists
• Take the county wide lead for an area of work e.g. consultation and coaching, continuous professional development
• Work collaboratively with other Inclusion and Additional Needs Service Managers to improve the lives of all children and young people

If you would be interested in joining us, please submit your CV and personal statement clearly evidencing the following:

• Psychology degree (or BPS equivalent), professional qualification in Educational Psychology (doctorate, masters or equivalent) and registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a qualified EP
• Evidence of providing high quality supervision
• Your ability to travel around the county to meet the requirements of the role
• A commitment to personal development and child focused out comes

Additional Information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 25/07/2023 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS \'Disclosure and Barring Service\' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children\'s and Adults\' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years\' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

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