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Worcestershire County Council
Senior Educational Psychologist
Salary: Soulbury Scale B 2–5 plus up to 3 SPA points
Hours per week: 37
Location: Worcestershire
Team: Educational Psychology Team
Contract: Permanent
WCC Educational Psychology Service is recruiting a Senior Educational Psychologist to expand their growing team. Are you a qualified HCPC registered full‑time or part‑time EP looking to expand your leadership experiences? Do you want to provide leadership to a Service that provides a range of opportunities to apply psychology across contexts and systems? Would you like to work for a Service that actively promotes a good work‑life balance, with wellbeing as a priority? Do you like the idea of working across disciplines and with a range of professional colleagues? Then WCC EPS is the service for you.
WCC EPS is part of Inclusion Support Services, within the All‑Age Disability Directorate; this enables the EP service to have close working relationships with specialist teaching services, social care, SEND services and a range of other education services such as the school engagement and school improvement teams.
Key responsibilities
* Provide strategic leadership and professional supervision to a team of Educational Psychologists, Trainees, and Assistants.
* Lead on complex casework and ensure high quality evidence‑based practice.
* Drive Service development, including trade work with schools and commissioners.
* Lead Inclusion Support Service development areas, such as Early Years, Co‑production and Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
What else we can offer you
* A warm, friendly, innovative and supportive team.
* A flexible working environment achieved through the freedom to work from home when needed, and a carefully planned workload allocation model.
* A team that are involved with strategic developments in SEND and Inclusion which allows psychology to be applied to major policy development and changes across Worcestershire.
* Extended work in the community through exciting working partnerships with health and other organisations (e.g. Mentor Link).
* Encouragement to develop personal areas of psychology to positively impact the lives of CYP and families living in Worcestershire, supported through excellent supervision.
* Opportunities to apply a range of supervision models across professions.
Benefits
* Great Holiday Entitlement: As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part‑time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years. If you join without a break, we match your holiday up to 31 days.
* Brilliant Pension Scheme: The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
* Professional Learning & Development: We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
* Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.
Disclosure Barring Service
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. This will include details of cautions, reprimands, or final warnings, as well as convictions. The County Council has a commitment to safeguarding service users in our care.
Equality & Diversity
The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.
We would welcome informal discussions and expressions of interest. Please contact Dr Louise Oland, PEP and Head of Inclusion Support Services: loland@worcestershire.gov.uk.
Application closing date: Sunday 16th November 2025.
Anticipated interview date: 25th and 26th November 2025.
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