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This is a great career development opportunity for an experienced Educational Psychologist to help lead an established and highly valued Community Educational and Child Psychology team; we are expanding and evolving to meet the demands and needs of a diverse population.

As Senior ECP and Area Team Manager, you will work alongside another Senior ECP/Area Team Manager as part of the Sandwell Educational and Child Psychology Team.

This is set within a multi-disciplinary service (Inclusion Support) with an outstanding reputation amongst schools for making a difference. The service is a welcoming, warm and friendly place to work.

The Inclusion Support Service comprises of a range of different teams each providing specialised support services to the community, ensuring systemic working practices, training and school improvement initiatives being carried out across the Local Authority to meet the needs of a range of children, young people and their families. 

As a Senior Educational and Child Psychologist, you will provide professional line management to a smaller team of ECPs and as an Area Team Manager you will provide operational management to a locality based multidisciplinary team.

About you

• We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly skilled psychologist to work within our supportive and collaborative leadership team who can motivate, lead and manage a team to a high standard.
• This includes carrying out appraisals and general supervision of the ECP team to ensure that wellbeing is promoted and that the team is constantly developing. 
• We are looking for an individual with the ability to work strategically and innovatively across the local authority with a range of professionals and organisations to maintain positive and successful working relationships. 

Requirements

• Degree in Psychology recognised by British Psychological Society (BPS).
• Post graduate qualification in Educational Psychology at Masters or Doctoral level (recognised by BPS).

Why Sandwell?

The successful applicant will have the opportunity to work agilely with a generous annual leave entitlement.

The Local Authority has a flexible working hours scheme, with a possibility of taking up to 24 days flexi-leave a year. 

Travel expenses are paid and you will receive access to our Employee Benefits Scheme with incentives such as the Car Loan and Cycle to Work Schemes available.

There are various health and wellbeing programmes open to all Sandwell employees within a supportive and welcoming environment.

For further Information or if you have further enquiries about these posts please contact: Melanie Sutherland (Principal Educational Psychologist); Alison Bayliss (Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist) or Julie Link (Senior Educational Psychologist) on 0121 569 2777 or by email at inclusion_support@Sandwell.gov.uk where your enquiries will be processed.

Hours

37 hours per week

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to complete and return your application as soon as possible. When completing your application please refer to the supporting documents attached.

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application, or have experienced a problem whilst applying for a position, please contact the Resourcing Team on 0121 569 3300 or via e-mail to: hr_resourcing@sandwell.gov.uk

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

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To apply please download the application and return to: Hrresourcing_applications@sandwell.gov.uk

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