Senior Educational Psychologist

Job description

Senior Educational Psychologist (Exclusive Opportunity)
Location: Ilford, London
Salary: Up to £74,129 per annum (Soulbury Scale B including SPA points and Outer London Weighting)
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time or part-time | Hybrid working available
Exclusive opportunity

Sanctuary Personnel is exclusively recruiting for an experienced Senior Educational Psychologist to join an expanding Educational Psychology Service in Ilford, London.

This is an exclusive opportunity for a qualified and experienced Senior Educational Psychologist to take on a strategic role, influence service development and support innovative approaches across SEND, inclusion, early intervention and psychological practice.

The successful candidate will join a forward-thinking service where Educational Psychologists are valued for their expertise in consultation, assessment, intervention and wider system change.

Benefits of this Senior Educational Psychologist role include:

• Salary up to £74,129 per annum including SPA points and Outer London Weighting
• Permanent role with flexible working options
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Excellent pension scheme
• Generous annual leave
• Dedicated CPD and professional development opportunities
• Regular supervision and support
• Opportunity to develop specialist areas of practice
• Chance to contribute to strategic service development

Key responsibilities:

• Provide specialist psychological advice, assessment and consultation across education settings
• Support schools, families and professionals with complex SEND needs
• Lead on specialist areas including SEMH and emotional wellbeing
• Contribute to service improvement, policy development and inclusive practice
• Support and develop Assistant Educational Psychologists
• Influence strategic approaches to SEND, equality, diversity and inclusion

The Senior Educational Psychologist role provides the opportunity to:

• Join the Senior Leadership Team
• Lead work around emotional wellbeing and SEMH
• Coordinate the ELSA programme
• Develop approaches around Emotionally Based School Non-Attendance (EBSNA)
• Support innovative models of Educational Psychology delivery

About you:

You will be an experienced Educational Psychologist with:

• HCPC registration
• Significant experience working as an Educational Psychologist
• Strong knowledge of SEND legislation, assessment and intervention
• Experience supporting service development or specialist projects
• Excellent consultation, leadership and communication skills

This is an exclusive vacancy available only through Sanctuary Personnel. If you're a Senior Educational Psychologist looking for a permanent London-based role where you can influence practice, support colleagues and help shape the future of educational psychology services, we'd love to hear from you.