Senior Educational Psychologist Fixed-term 3 years
This is an exciting time to join our Educational Psychology Service. Following a comprehensive review of our SEND service, we are investing in and expanding our established Educational Psychology Team, reaffirming our commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Senior Educational Psychologist to contribute to the leadership and development of Educational Psychology in North Lincolnshire on a 3-year fixed term contract. You will join a friendly, supportive, and highly regarded team that works collaboratively with colleagues across Children and Families services, schools, families, and partner agencies.
Educational Psychology is highly valued within North Lincolnshire, with strong partnerships across education, inclusion, early years, emotional wellbeing, and wider support services. We are committed to person-centred, preventative, and systemic approaches, delivering a broad range of consultation, assessment, intervention, training, and project work. We maintain protected statutory workloads, enabling Educational Psychologists to balance high-quality statutory work with meaningful early intervention, preventative, and strategic practice.
As a Senior Educational Psychologist, you will work closely with the Principal EP, Lead EP, and fellow Senior EPs to support service development, provide supervision and leadership to colleagues, and help shape strategic initiatives that improve outcomes for children, young people, and families. A key aspect of the role will be supporting the implementation and development of our Experts at Hand offer, helping to ensure Educational Psychology provides accessible, responsive, and impactful support for schools, settings, children, young people, and families.
North Lincolnshire is a high-performing local authority recognised nationally for excellence. Our Children and Families services have been rated Outstanding by Ofsted for the fourth consecutive time, with inspectors highlighting inspirational leadership, exceptional staff, and a relentless focus on improving outcomes for children and families.
We offer a strong commitment to professional development, regular high-quality CPD, opportunities to develop specialist interests, and a supportive team culture that values innovation, collaboration, and evidence-informed practice. Educational Psychologists benefit from a comprehensive induction programme, high-quality professional supervision, flexible and agile working arrangements, and excellent opportunities for career progression.
We offer a supportive working environment alongside a great range of benefits including:
• Competitive salary
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Relocation package
• Minimum 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional leave through salary sacrifice
• Pluxee Staff Discount Scheme, offering savings on shopping, travel, and more
• BHSF Health Cash Plan to support your health and wellbeing
• Cycle Benefit Scheme and Tusker Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free staff parking permits
• Access to on-site facilities, including free tea and coffee
• Continuous professional development and career development opportunities
• Flexible and agile working
• Comprehensive induction and high-quality professional supervision
• A high quality of life and lower cost of living, making North Lincolnshire an affordable and accessible place to live and work
Informal enquiries are welcomed. Please contact Rachel Woodford, Principal Educational Psychologist, or Vicky Clarke, Lead Educational Psychologist, on 01724 296679.
Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The full version of our Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and Disclosure and Barring Service Procedure can be accessed via www.northlincs.gov.uk/jobsandcareers
Interviews to be held 18/12/26 and 21/12/26
Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.
Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK.
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.
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