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Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist

Soulbury Scale B Points 3-6 + up to 3 SPAs

37 hours per week (flexible patterns will be considered)

£56,540 to £61,849 extending up to £65,120

• We also have a position for - Main Scale Educational Psychologist (we will be happy to receive applications from Year 3 Trainee educational psychologists)Soulbury Scale A Points 3-8 + up to 3 SPAs please 281622

Join our Team

Together for Children is on a transformative journey to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people in Sunderland. We are an outstanding Ofsted rated Children’s service. We are rebuilding and strengthening our Educational Psychology Service. So, if you are committed to helping children, families and our community thrive and have the skills to support our mission, we welcome hearing from you.

Why work with us?

• Flexibility that fits your life: We understand the importance of work-life balance. That’s why we offer a hybrid model of working with agile and flexible working arrangements, including flexible hours. We're committed to accommodating the diverse needs of a team.
• Grow with us: Your professional development matters. Benefit from our comprehensive induction package, supervision based upon Thrive principles and peer support, and a supportive environment that encourages career advancement.
• A culture of inclusion: At Together for Children, we accept difference, we support it, and we nurture it for the benefit of our employees, our services, and our community. We are proud of our inclusive culture where everyone can be their authentic selves.
• Be part of a happier, healthier workforce. We are proud to hold the Gold Better Health at Work award. We offer a wide-ranging and comprehensive programme of health and well-being support.

About the role

You will join a small, passionate and committed team that advocates effective child-centred, evidence-based practices. As an Educational Psychologist you will play a crucial role in delivering our statutory responsibilities, as well as our established and well-received traded service offer to schools. You will provide purposeful assessment linked to educational psychological principles and research. You are encouraged to incorporate early intervention strategies and systemic consultative approaches, psychometric investigation and therapeutic techniques.

This is your opportunity to positively influence the lives of our children and young people, enabling them to improve educational achievement, emotional well-being and achieve independence in their adult lives. You can look forward to developing a rewarding and diverse portfolio of activities.

We want you to apply if you:

• Hold a Post Graduate Degree in Educational Psychology and hold (or are working towards completion) a post-graduated qualification in Education Psychology.
• Share our values.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to various ages, disabilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, beliefs, races and ethnicities. We aim for our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

Ready to make a difference?

For informal discussion please contact Karen Watson, Principal Educational Psychologist via email to arrange. Karen.Watson@togetherforchildren.org.uk or peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.uk

We are committed to making our application process accessible to everyone. If you need assistance please email us at peoplesupport@togetherforchildren.org.ik

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview, where you will have the chance to meet us and learn more about working with us.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other and Education

• Industries

  Civic and Social Organizations and Education

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