Senior Educational Psychologist

Job summary

Oxfordshire Educational Psychology Service consists of a friendly, supportive team of Educational Psychologists, Trainee Educational Psychologists, Assistant Educational Psychologists and dedicated administrative support staff. We benefit from close links with doctoral training courses and value the contribution of Trainee EPs to our service each year. We are in a position to expand to meet increasing demand for high quality service delivered from an established traded service with schools and other partners. There are three area teams, based in Banbury, Abingdon and Oxford.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will support the Principal Educational Psychologist with the strategic development of the Educational Psychology (EP) service. You will aim to improve the learning and achievement for children and young people with SEND, working with the service, SEND Managers, wider education colleagues and other service areas, partners and key stakeholders.

The service is distributed into three area teams, each Senior EP leads an area team and will also undertake some casework themselves. We apply our psychological skills and knowledge to ensure the best possible outcomes and opportunities for children and young people. We work collaboratively with young people themselves, their parent/carers, educational setting staff and other professionals working closely with children and young people. As a Senior Educational Psychologist, you will play a crucial role in providing strategic, operational leadership and management support to the Oxfordshire Educational Psychology Service to deliver a range of psychological services for children, young people, their families and schools. There is the opportunity to provide training and support in a range of areas, including Emotional Literacy Support Assistant training and supervision, SENCo supervision for school staff, a maths course designed by the EPS, Postvention training and Critical Incident Support.

About us

Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towardsDelivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which is enabling us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. Were seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of daring to do it differently, as we continue to strive to do better.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

O C C

Tramway Road

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 5AU

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxfordshire County Council

Address

O C C

Tramway Road

Banbury

Oxfordshire

OX16 5AU

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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