Do you want to make the difference to the lives of children and young people across the Isle of Wight?
Do you want to have a once in a career opportunity to set up a brand-new educational psychology department within the new Children’s Services Directorate at the Isle of Wight Council.
What will you be doing?
- Set up and manage the Educational Psychology Service including management and supervision of staff.
- Have oversight of the strategic projects the Educational Psychology Service lead on.
- Take responsibility for developing and monitoring service planning, including KPI’s and statutory timeframes.
- Take responsibility for developing a traded service.
- Represent the EP Service within the various meetings and partnerships.
- Work with senior colleagues to drive forward the Education Strategy.
- Work with senior colleagues to improve SEN provision across the Island and contribute towards our Safety Valve work.
- Work with senior colleagues to contribute towards our Area SEND preparation.
- Improve the outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
About you:
- A qualified Educational Psychologist with significant leadership experience
- Able to work as part of a team, taking responsibility for areas they lead on.
- Ability to access face to face meetings locally.
- High quality verbal and written communication skills.
- A commitment to ensuring children and young people across the Isle of Wight achieve their best outcomes and develop into independent adults.
As a new department we are building our reputation and relationships with schools and across the council.
We are ready to embark on a journey of development and growth and we are looking for enthusiastic and creative people to join a Senior Leadership Team which supports an ethos of distributed leadership across the Service, and who will help all our colleagues to be the best they can be.
We look forward to hearing from applicants who have:
- A commitment to creativity and innovation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- A passion for improving the life chances of others, and particularly those from vulnerable and/or marginalised groups.
- An ability to work collaboratively with different professionals Applicants will need to be professionally qualified and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
Join #TeamIWC and you'll receive our staff benefits package, including:
- Annual leave entitlement of 32 days p/a PLUS public holidays!
- Local Government pension scheme
- Discounted Solent ferry travel
- Island bus network discount
- Cycle to work scheme
- Staff parking permit scheme
- Discounted island sports & leisure gym membership
- National and local discounts & benefits schemes
- Relocation scheme of up to £8,000 may be available for some roles (subject to criteria)
- Travel allowance may be available if commuting from the mainland (subject to criteria)
The Isle of Wight Council currently does not have a license to sponsor overseas workers.
Find out more about working for the Isle of Wight Council and living on the Island here.
The Isle of Wight Council protects its employees from discrimination and this is supported by the Unacceptable Behaviour Policy, Employee Code of Conduct and Behaviours Framework. We actively promote the diversity of our workforce and we provide flexible working options (where appropriate) to support the different needs of our employees.
This council and its schools recruit according to the council’s Recruitment, Policy and Procedure and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
The management reporting line for this role is ultimately through the Isle of Wight Council Children’s Services directorate.
The Isle of Wight Council’s Terms & Conditions of employment are available upon request. Please contact our recruitment team via adverts@iow.gov.uk if you would like to receive a copy.
If you have difficulty completing your online application or need further information about how to apply, phone 01983 823134 or email callcentre@iow.gov.uk. Only applications submitted online by the closing date will be accepted.
We often receive a high volume of applicants for our vacancies. If you do not hear from the recruiting manager within three weeks of the closing date, we regret that your application will not have been successful on this occasion. We actively encourage you to revisit our job page and apply to alternate posts that may be suitable.
The Isle of Wight Council is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to encourage applications from all cultures, backgrounds and abilities to better reflect the diversity within our local community. We are also a Disability Confident Employer. Along with a number of commitments, this means, providing you meet the basic essential requirements of the advertised role and have declared yourself as disabled, you will be offered an opportunity for an interview within the council.