Senior Education Psychologist

Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest

Salary: Soulbury EP Scale B( up to 3 additional SPA points)
Retention Bonus/ Market Supplement: The London Borough of Waltham Forest offers a recruitment and retention bonus of 2000 paid annually (subject to conditions). New recruits joining us will receive 1000 on commencement and 1000 on successful completion of the first 6 months (pro rata).

Contract Type: Full-time / Permanent

Working hours per week: 36

Weeks per year: 52

Application Deadline: 13/10/2025

Proposed Interview Date(s): TBC

Reference:1885

About Us:

Bursting with culture energy and opportunity the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.

We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused insight-led digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.

London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of Londons Good Work Standardemployers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions workplace well-being skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.

About the role:

As a Senior EP you will have a key role in supporting the Principal Educational Psychologist. You will work collaboratively as part of the senior leadership team to develop and support service delivery strategic planning and LA initiatives as well as providing supervision for Educational Psychologists.

The Senior (Statutory) role includes:

• Representing the service at LA and multidisciplinary panels
• Supervision of EPs working in the EP team
• Working closely with the SEND Team to support the SEND Statutory process

You will have at least three years experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist and registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC). Applications from candidates who wish to work part-time are welcomed.

The London Borough of Waltham Forest offers a recruitment and retention bonus of 2000 paid annually (subject to conditions) to new Educational Psychologists joining the team. New Educational Psychologists joining us will receive 1000 on commencement and 1000 on successful completion of the first 6 months (pro rata).

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Key Responsibilities:

Provide specialist advice guidance and support on issues within your area of responsibility; develop and maintain joint working and promote the Council position.

To keep up to date with relevant legislation and guidance and its implications for the work of an Educational Psychologist both generically and for those with a particular area of responsibility.

To develop specialist resources and training for schools LA and community which contribute to raising outcomes for children

Supervision of EPs / TEPs

Qualifications and Requirements:

To be considered for this position you should meet the following requirements:

MSc or Doctorate in Educational Psychology

You will have at least three years experience as a qualified Educational Psychologist and registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC).

Terms and conditions:

The below terms and conditions apply to this role:

Satisfactory employment references

This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;

Satisfactory DBS check;

Continued professional body registration;

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the Apply button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.

To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.

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If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process please contact Leonie Thomas Principal Educational Psychologist at or .

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The Councils preference is for online application. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application please email so we can arrange an alternative application method.

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