Client:
Leicestershire County Council Location:
Nottingham, United Kingdom Job Category:
Other EU work permit required:
Yes Job Reference:
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23.01.2025 Expiry Date:
09.03.2025 Job Description:
Contract Type: Permanent Working Hours: 37 Hours per week, however part-time applications are welcome. Worker Type: Hybrid Worker Salary: Soulbury Scale B 2-3 (£54,609 - £56,540) plus up to 3 SPA points, pro rata for part-time. Location: Dragon Court, 1 Woolsthorpe Close, Nottingham, NG8 3BP We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce. Read on to find out more… Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. In return, we are looking for people who are innovative, driven, and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you. Nottingham City EPS Working in Nottingham means working in a culturally vibrant and diverse city. We have a strong tradition of working collaboratively and creatively to improve the inclusion of all children in our city, which is highly regarded by our settings and the Council. Our team is warm, friendly, and reflective, and we value a range of professional practices and contributions that help to improve children’s lives. Our dynamic approach ensures EPs mainly engage in traded and early intervention work, with a small portion of time dedicated to statutory duties, offering a varied and engaging work experience. All members of the team have time to be involved in delivering training (such as ELSA), projects, or other development work within the service and across the City and regularly work together to facilitate processes such as Circles of Adults and MAPs. About the Role
Senior Practitioner EPs are part of our extended leadership team. As well as providing a high-quality offer to local settings, children, and families, they also hold leadership responsibility for a defined aspect of service delivery. Specific areas of responsibility are negotiable but will be linked with current or emerging priorities within the local area. Successful candidates can expect to lead key initiatives within the service, as well as be engaged in problem-solving with local stakeholders to analyze and develop responses to such issues. In addition to leading on an aspect of service delivery, Senior Practitioner EPs also provide supervision to our Year 2 and 3 Trainee Educational Psychologists. We are looking for qualified Educational Psychologists who are ready to take on their first leadership role or who are looking to take on new challenges. The equivalent of 1.6 Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist posts are available. About You
The ideal candidate will have: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Strong leadership abilities Skills for planning and delivering change Commitment to service improvement A consultative, problem-solving approach Creative approach to psychological practice Excellent written communication, IT skills, and organizational skills A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post. At Nottingham City Council, we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the applicants page. For informal enquiries, please contact Dr. Becky Drew, Senior Educational Psychologist, by email at [insert email]. Closing Date: 2nd of February 2025 Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date, and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Interviews will be held on: 11th February 2025 If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre. By applying to this job, you agree to our terms.
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