Principal Educational Psychologist
Hackney Education
Hackney
- Expired
- Salary:
- Soulbury Scale B14-18. Previously awarded SPA points will be honoured.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 June 2017
Job overview
Hackney Learning Trust is a department within Hackney Council that is responsible for Hackney's children's centres, 34,268 pupils in 79 schools and early years and adult education. Our vision is to provide excellent education for every child, young person and adult learner.
Our Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is an innovative, high achieving and well respected service. Our highly skilled Educational Psychologists are in constant demand in the local schools, working with teachers, parents/carers, pupils and other professionals to promote positive outcomes.
Hackney Learning Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced, skilled and motivated Principal Educational Psychologist to lead its service. You must be able to lead with confidence, flexibility and professionalism across a broad spectrum of contexts.
Your duties will include managing both statutory and traded services, with the latter set to expand in the coming years. In addition to the requirement for a highly experienced, transformational leadership style, as the successful Principal Educational Psychologist, you will be required to demonstrate budget management, negotiation and commercial skills.
Performance management of the senior EPs, and the management of the performance of all staff in the service, is crucial to enable the service to maintain its high standards of practice. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a successful track record in this area.
We offer a comprehensive induction and supervision programme including peer supervision, flexible working hours and an essential car user allowance. We also provide good ICT facilities, internet access, and targeted professional development.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Toni Dawodu Head of SEND at toni.dawodu@learningtrust.co.uk or 0208 820 7323
Closing date: Sunday 25 June 2017
Interviews will be held on Friday 30 June 2017
Interested?
Please apply via our website: https://www.learningtrust.co.uk/jobs/details.aspx?id=PFTFK026203F3VBQB798M8N8D&nPostingID=1831&nPostingTargetID=7545&mask=hltext&lg=UK
NB: This post requires an enhanced DBS check.
Hackney Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Hackney Learning Trust posts can be subject to an enhanced DBS check. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
About Hackney Education
Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.
Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve – and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
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