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Educational Psychologist
Newham Council
United Kingdom["Full time"]
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Educational Psychologists Up to £61,721
All Soulbury scales plus inner London weighting and SPA points will be honoured
Newham is a unique, vibrant, diverse borough located in the heart of East
London. Our premises are located at Dockside with easy access to London City
Airport and the Olympic Park.
We are proud of our inclusive ethos in Newham and determined to ensure that we
continue to meet the needs of all children and young people with SEND. Our
vision is for Newham to be a place where every child and young person enjoys the
best possible opportunities in life – through outstanding education and services
that ensure no child is left behind. As a consultation service, we prioritise
collaboration with parents and other professionals to ensure psychology is
accessible to all which underpins our Experts at Hand offer.
If you share our commitment to supporting children and young people’s
aspirations, celebrating their achievements and guaranteeing children with SEND
get the education, encouragement and support they deserve, we’d love to hear
from you. Apply now, and be part of our success. There has never been a more
exciting time to practice, develop, and grow as an Educational Psychologist in
Newham. We are valued and well regarded by schools and services. Ofsted
recognised our EPS as an area of strength in Newham.
We offer a range of work streams through traded services to settings that
include mainstream and special schools, colleges, universities as well as
statutory work so that EPs develop a diverse portfolio.
Examples of our community commissioned initiatives that may interest you
include:
Youth Empowerment Service
CHAND – our service for Children with Autism in Newham
Youth Justice Service
The Virtual school for Looked After Children
We are seeking
Educational Psychologists
This is an excellent opportunity for creative and enthusiastic EP who is
committed to inclusion, working with others, using psychology to improve
experiences and outcomes for children, young people and their families.
Newham EPS can offer successful candidates
* career progression opportunities as well as
* a retention package which includes: an extra increment annually in addition
to the annual increment
We welcome applications from experienced, newly qualified and EPs in training,
full and part time availability considered (at least 0.6 fte). Applicants must
be professionally qualified and be registered with the HCPC or in year 2 or 3 of
a recognised training course and willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check. We
particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities as we
continue to build an EPS team that can reflect the diversity of the population
we are working with.
OUR OFFER
We've been working hard to make Newham a great place to work. ‘Newham Together'
- a positive, nurturing and collaborative work environment built on trust.
• An excellent induction package
• Excellent supervision
• Excellent, ring fenced CPD opportunities
• Excellent office facilities
• Dedicated admin support
• Flexible/hybrid working arrangements and the opportunity to work from home
using Smarter Newham technology
• Comprehensive IT support
• A competitive package
• A strong focus on team wellbeing
• Wellbeing service, leisure and discount benefits (Council scheme).
• Travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension, relocation
allowance.
If appointed you will deliver evidence-based, high quality psychological
services to children, young people and families. You will share our commitment
to integrated working, delivering targeted interventions to the highest
standards.
If you would like to discuss these roles further please
contact valerie.jackson@newham.gov.uk [valerie.jackson@newham.gov.uk],
Kate.farmer@newham.gov.uk [Kate.farmer@newham.gov.uk]
Please view JD here
[https://www.newham.gov.uk/downloads/file/11446/educational-psychologist-jd-jan-2024]
Closing date: 25th October 2026
Additional Information
We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment for all. When
you apply for a job at Newham, your application is considered on its merits
regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity or sexual
orientation. If you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience
and skills we need, that’s all that matters to us.
The London Borough of Newham has important responsibilities for safeguarding and
promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If you
are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups, you may be
subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Please attach your supporting statement, explaining in no more than x2 A4 sides
why and how you meet the criteria for this role.
The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas
who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct,
malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected
you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information
will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your
information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can
be found by https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.
The London Borough of Newham is located only 5 miles east of London. It is well
positioned with access to all major networks in London and the south east. It
is well connected by public transport with, bus, tube and DLR. When the
Crossrail service opens it will call at Custom House close to our council
offices and also Stratford station and from there to central London. The London
City Airport which serves major European cities is located at Royal Albert Dock.
Newham has the youngest overall population in the country. It was one of the six
host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park
including the London Stadium. It has a thriving arts quarter with the Theatre
Royal Stratford East offering excellent entertainment for all the family. There
is the University of East London which has two campuses in Newham, one in
Stratford and another next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock. It also has a
large Westfield shopping Centre in Stratford which has all the major retailers
there.