As an Educational Psychologist for Leicester City Council, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary, diverse team that is friendly, supportive, and well-regarded, working in a unique and vibrant multi-cultural city.
We are involved in exciting new areas of work, including working with our local MHST team on an NHS funded project, to strengthen the mental health support in our city schools. We have an integral role in the LA EBSA strategy and are working closely with our Children’s Hospital School.
As one of the Change Programme Partners, we are exploring different ways of working through the EHC assessment process, including collaboration with our specialist teachers, and this is supporting us to be up to date with our EHCA workload.
All of our EPs have protected time for development work which involves training, consultation and local area strategy work with a range of partners, alongside an expanding ELSA training and supervision offer, and we encourage all staff to develop areas of professional interest.
We have EPs working in a range of areas including with the virtual school, international new arrivals, anti-bullying (Positive Peaceful Places) and with our designated specialist provisions in mainstream settings.
We work with all of our City schools through a link EP arrangement, giving us the opportunity to develop our creative delivery of psychology and promote new ways of working. EPs and TEPs have the opportunity to work together on activities such as PATH and Circle of Adults, and we are progressing our work on culturally responsive and anti-racist practice.
We are developing and focusing our training offer, to be more responsive to the changes and challenges that schools are experiencing, and provide workshops for parents and staff on topics including EBSA, neuro-affirming practice, precision teaching and staff wellbeing.
There are full time and part time positions available on a permanent basis. We welcome applications from experienced or newly qualified EPs, or EPs currently in training who are keen to explore new ways of working and fresh ideas. We look forward to working with you.
Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC or completing Doctoral level training in Applied Educational & Child Psychology.
The post is full-time however, those interested in part-time will be considered.
Trainee Educational Psychologists are encouraged to apply.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
Please click the link to apply.
Key Details
Educational Psychologist
Salary: Soulbury A Scale Points 2-7 plus (up to) 3 additional points for SPA.
Our minimum starting point is 6
Role: Permanent / Full Time
Closing Date: Sunday 6th July 2025
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