We are pleased to offer an opportunity for a qualified and experienced Educational Psychologist to join our strengths-based Educational Psychology Service (EPS). You will enjoy a varied, rewarding and meaningful workload, delivered alongside your core statutory responsibilities.
We welcome applications from third year Trainee Educational Psychologists.
At Bracknell Forest, we pride ourselves on being a council which is stable and well-managed where our employees can thrive in a supportive environment. We understand the importance of a healthy work-life balance and offer a variety of flexible working practices, including options for remote working and arrangements that allow you to work from home, dependent on the needs of the service.
About you…
We are looking for an Educational Psychologist who is enthusiastic about applying psychology to make a meaningful difference for children, young people and their families. In this role, you will help shape our new core service delivery offer, ensuring it is both evidence based and impactful. Alongside this, you will deliver a traded service to education settings, commissioned work (Early Help, Virtual School and Children’s Social Care) and lead on projects such as ELSA, PINS and our parent/carer helpline.
About the team…
The Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is a small, highly skilled team of Educational Psychologists who work collaboratively with children, young people, their families and other professionals across a range of settings. We apply psychology to bring about positive change, support progress in learning and enhance emotional wellbeing.
Educational Psychologists (EPs) in Bracknell Forest pride themselves on being inclusive, person-centred and trauma informed. We provide a balanced workload to all our team members - Seniors, EPs, and Trainees - and offer opportunities to develop or extend specialist interests and skills aligned with our service plan and the evolving needs of the wider organisation. We have regular face to face team meetings in our central Bracknell office in addition to regular peer supervision and continuous professional development opportunities. We actively encourage collaborative working with fellow Educational Psychologists and colleagues across the local authority.
Key responsibilities…
* Provide a traded service to link education settings alongside delivering a free systemic offer that is available to all education settings.
* Deliver core EPS commissions within the Council (Virtual School, Social Care and Early Help) and lead on a variety of strategic projects (ELSA, PINS, parent/carer helpline).
* Shape and innovate strategy including supporting the SEND Priority Action Plan and Health Transformation Programme within the Council and across the wider community.
* Provide high-quality psychological advice as part of statutory EHC needs assessments.
* Contribute to SEND decision making groups by advocating for children and young people and contributing a psychological viewpoint.
Our benefits…
* 28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 3 years’ continuous service, with the opportunity to buy up to 10 and sell up to 5 days.
* Hybrid working opportunities to support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
* Paid employee volunteering scheme.
* Local government pension scheme, with life insurance cover.
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility).
* Reimbursement of one annual professional subscription/registration.
* Reimbursement of HCPC registration.
* Recognition of continuous service attained within the NHS and UKHSA when calculating some benefits. (Terms and Conditions apply)
* Career development through internal and external training opportunities.
* Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and fostering leave.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing
* Inclusive and social working environment with a variety of staff networks and a sports and social club.
Find out more about all our benefits or see the candidate pack.
Our values...
At Bracknell Forest Council our values define who we are and what is important to us. Our core values are inclusive, ambitious, and always learning. These values influence the way we work with each other and the way we serve our residents and engage with our communities. We make our values real by demonstrating them in how we behave every day. If you are excited about joining a diverse team that celebrates learning and strives for excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Reasonable adjustments...
We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process for all applicants. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know by contacting recruitment@bracknell-forest.gov.uk. We will work with you to support you throughout the process. Find out more about reasonable adjustments.
Interview date
Interviews will be held on Monday 23rd February.
Interviews will be conducted in person, providing candidates with the chance to personally meet the team and experience our work environment.
We will be reviewing applications regularly and reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified. To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note AI is prohibited during the interview, any candidate using AI will be withdrawn from consideration.