Do you want to make the difference to the lives of children and young people across the Isle of Wight? This is a once in a career opportunity to set up a brand-new Educational Psychology department at the Isle of Wight Council. This is an exciting role over a range of services, linking them together to benefit children and young people on the Island. You will also lead our inclusion service across the Island, joining up services to ensure childrens needs are better met. Our inclusion service operates a wide and interesting portfolio including: Inclusion support, including a traded offer Attendance Statutory attendance and exclusion Elective Home Education Child licensing What will you be doing? Set up and manage the Educational Psychology Service including management and supervision of staff. Have oversight of strategic projects within the Educational Psychology and Inclusion Service. Take responsibility for developing and monitoring service planning, including KPIs and statutory timeframes. Take responsibility for developing a traded service for Inclusion and Educational Psychology. Represent the Inclusion and Educational Psychology 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). 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) ADZN1_UKTJ