Essex County Council - Educational Psychologists

Join Our Dynamic Team of Educational Psychologists at Essex County Council

Essex County Council is seeking passionate and dedicated Maingrade Educational Psychologists to join our quadrant-led teams. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including Trainee Educational Psychologists in their second or third year of training.

About the Role:
As part of Educational Psychology in Essex, you will work in one of our four quadrants:

• North: Colchester and surrounding areas
• Mid: Chelmsford and surrounding areas
• West: Harlow and surrounding areas
• South: Basildon and surrounding areas

What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunities for professional development and growth
• The chance to make a difference in Essex schools and settings

Educational Psychology in Essex:
Our Educational Psychologists (EPs) are a friendly, dynamic, progressive, research-informed, and solution-oriented team. We are committed to applying psychology to improve lives and create positive change. Our EPs are reflective and committed to continuous professional and practice development. You will benefit from our supportive, collegiate environment and enjoy working collaboratively with multi-agency partners and professional colleagues. Our delivery model reflects our commitment to early intervention, consultation, training, inclusion, social justice, and building strong relationships with our schools/settings and communities.

Our Offer:
This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, progressive, and committed team of practitioner psychologists. As an Essex EP, you will be supported via a comprehensive induction process and an exemplary programme of ongoing clinical supervision. You will benefit from an excellent continuing professional development programme which includes eight whole-service CPD days and four personal CPD days (pro-rata) each year. This includes an annual Projects and Research conference with presentations from innovative national and regional speakers as well as updates on Essex research projects. Essex has excellent links with doctoral training programmes and a number of our Essex EPs are also academic and professional tutors. As a maingrade EP, you will have the chance to develop your practice with support and guidance from our team of senior specialist colleagues. Ongoing projects also include VIG and ELSA. Our Educational Psychologists also provide support and guidance to schools and settings following a Critical Incident. There are opportunities to develop your own special interests by working alongside Essex’s strategic leads relating to specific areas of SEND.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Are eligible for Graduate membership with the British Psychological Society (GMBPsS)
• Hold a Doctorate or a Masters degree in Professional Educational Psychology
• Are registered with the HCPC as a practitioner psychologist or will be eligible for registration with the HCPC at the end of their training
• Have a good understanding of relevant legislation and evidence-based approaches and interventions
• Are committed to applying psychology to make a difference to the lives of children and young people in Essex

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to our team!

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.