Swindon Borough Council - Educational Psychologists

Due to further expansion of the Educational Psychology Service (EPS), we are looking to recruit enthusiastic Educational Psychologists (EP) for permanent and fixed-term (for 12 months) positions within our friendly and supportive team. We would welcome applications from qualified EPs as well as second and final year trainee Eps and have full-time and part-time positions available (minimum 0.6FTE).

Swindon is a small unitary authority that is easily accessible and is an exciting and innovative place to work; recently having been selected by the DfE as a joint leader within the South West for the SEND Change Programme Partnership. The EPS operates within a newly structured Education, Inclusion and Skills Service within Children’s Services and is centrally located close to the town centre.

Your next role
We are a well-respected, valued team with good relationships with schools and other partners. We provide statutory services on behalf of the Local Authority and have a successful traded service to schools that has enabled us to expand and diversify. The EPS is committed to multi-agency working and improving outcomes for children and families.

Within the service we place a particular focus on team well-being and protecting the provision of regular quality supervision. EPs enjoy varied opportunities to develop and deliver interventions and creative ways of working such as group supervision, coaching, consultation clinics, circles of support, organisational research, ELSA and Cygnet. Additionally, the MeLSA programme will become a new edition to our traded offer to schools for the first time this year.

Please consider making an application if you are:

• Committed to supporting the inclusion of vulnerable children and young people
• Place children and young people at the centre of your practice
• Creative, flexible, positive and focused on solutions
• Able to work successfully in a multi-disciplinary team
• Able to develop positive working relationships with other practitioners and partners
• Pro-active in developing and sharing your knowledge and skills

We offer regular support and supervision, appraisals, induction, excellent CPD opportunities and flexible working practices.

An ability to travel throughout the Borough, flexible working and an enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.

All applicants must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC); operate within the professional code of ethics and practice guidelines; and be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).

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Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.

Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.       

For an informal discussion please contact Alexa Denham, Principal EP on adenham@swindon.gov.uk or Suzanne Horgan, Deputy Principal EP on shorgan@swindon.gov.uk

You are also welcome to attend an informal open evening (to be delivered via Microsoft Teams) on Tuesday 21st May, 5.30-6.30pm. This will be an opportunity for you to hear from some of our EPs about what it is like to work in Swindon and to ask any initial questions. Please email EPSenquiries@swindon.gov.uk if you would like to book on to this optional information sharing session.

Please indicate when applying if it your application is for the Full time or Part time vacancy.

If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk