Educational Psychologist Main Grade

at  Essex County Council

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST MAIN GRADE

Permanent, Full Time
Soulbury Psychologists Scale A From £42,422 to £61,848 Plus SPA
Location: Basildon
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Closing Date: 26th November 2024

ESSEX EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Our Educational Psychologists (EPs) are a friendly, dynamic, progressive, research-informed and solution-oriented team, committed to applying psychology to improve lives and create positive change. Our EPs are reflective and committed to continuous professional and practice development. As an Essex Educational Psychologist you will benefit from our supportive, collegiate environment and enjoy working collaboratively with multi-agency partners and professional colleagues to deliver innovative approaches to meeting the needs of rapidly growing and diverse school communities across our county. The model of service delivery in Essex reflects our commitment to early-intervention, consultation, training, inclusion, social justice and building strong relationships with our schools/settings and communities. To read more about us please visit: Education

THE ROLE

Essex County Council is seeking Maingrade Educational Psychologists who are passionate about applying psychology to join our quadrant led teams of dynamic Educational Psychologists. We welcome applications from all including Trainee Educational Psychologists in their second or third year of training.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JOB ROLE REQUIRES YOU TO BE MOBILE THROUGHOUT AN OPERATIONAL AREA. THEREFORE, THE POST HOLDER WILL NEED TO HAVE A DRIVING LICENCE AND ACCESS TO A VEHICLE, OR THE ABILITY TO MEET THE MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE THROUGH OTHER MEANS.

Why Essex? Essex County Council has a location to be proud of. Our 1,300 square miles stretch from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary, from the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career. Read more about us.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NEXT

If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service