Luton (On-Site)
Contract, Flexible hours
GBP 30,619.00 - 32,564.00 per year;GBP 50,627.00 - 60,160.00 per year;GBP 8,000.00
About the job
Salary: £30,619 to £32,564 a year pro rata
Hours per week: various
Contract type: Fixed term for 1 year
Luton Child and Educational Psychology Service (CEPS) have vacancies for:
Trainee educational psychologists (x 2)
Maingrade educational psychologists (full and part-time positions)
About us
At Luton Child and Educational Psychology Service, our mission is:
Working Inclusively Towards Hope WITH children and young people
We are a supportive team of creative and dynamic psychologists, expanding our in-demand service.
Our service offers a balanced range of traded and statutory work, opportunities to develop areas of interest through service development and project work and enriching continued professional development.
Luton is a highly diverse unitary authority, within 30 minutes train journey to the north of London. We have excellent established relationships with our schools and educational settings and are growing our community-based offer. The council offices are situated in the Town Hall in the vibrant and lively town centre, accessible by car and public transport.
Luton has a bold, ambitious and inspiring vision:
a healthy, fair, and sustainable town where everyone can thrive, and no-one has to live in poverty.
Our work within the CEPS is oriented around achieving this vision, by working in co-production, using person-centred approaches and empowering others. We are committed to working through trauma-informed approaches, promoting relational ways of working and being actively anti-racist.
As a maingrade EP within our team, you will benefit from:
As a trainee EP in our team, you will benefit from:
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
More about working for Luton Child and Educational Psychology Service
If you are interested in joining our fantastic service, please contact Dr Joanne Summers (Principal Educational Psychologist and Head of Inclusion Services) joanne.summers@luton.gov.uk or Dr Jane Reichardt (Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist) jane.reichardt@luton.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
This is a public facing role so you'll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce thatreflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
Salary: £30,619 to £32,564 a year pro rata
Hours per week: various
Contract type: Fixed term for 1 year
Luton Child and Educational Psychology Service (CEPS) have vacancies for:
Trainee educational psychologists (x 2)
Maingrade educational psychologists (full and part-time positions)
About us
At Luton Child and Educational Psychology Service, our mission is:
Working Inclusively Towards Hope WITH children and young people
We are a supportive team of creative and dynamic psychologists, expanding our in-demand service.
Our service offers a balanced range of traded and statutory work, opportunities to develop areas of interest through service development and project work and enriching continued professional development.
Luton is a highly diverse unitary authority, within 30 minutes train journey to the north of London. We have excellent established relationships with our schools and educational settings and are growing our community-based offer. The council offices are situated in the Town Hall in the vibrant and lively town centre, accessible by car and public transport.
Luton has a bold, ambitious and inspiring vision:
a healthy, fair, and sustainable town where everyone can thrive, and no-one has to live in poverty.
Our work within the CEPS is oriented around achieving this vision, by working in co-production, using person-centred approaches and empowering others. We are committed to working through trauma-informed approaches, promoting relational ways of working and being actively anti-racist.
As a maingrade EP within our team, you will benefit from:
- Salary: Soulbury Scale A 5-10 plus SPA (£50,627 - £60,160)
- 37 hours per week (flex system available)
- Essential car user allowance (£963 a year subject to criteria)
- Full and part-time permanent contracts available (minimum 0.6 FtE)
- Up to 31 days annual leave (option to purchase an additional 20 days)
- Individual and peer reflective supervision
- Supportive and caring leadership team
As a trainee EP in our team, you will benefit from:
- Salary: Soulbury TEP Scale 2 (£30,619 to £32,564 a year pro rata) one-year fixed term contract
- Broad range of learning opportunities aligned with the requirements of the Practice Placement Partnership Framework (PPPF)
- High quality and supportive supervision
- Essential car user allowance (£963 a year subject to criteria)
- Up to 31 days annual leave
- Placement and study days
- Pension contributions
Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.
About you
More about working for Luton Child and Educational Psychology Service
- Our long-established traded service continues to thrive, offering a link EP through a responsive early intervention consultation model;
- Our Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) programme is in its fifth year and growing;
- Trainee and assistant educational psychologists are a core part of our team, developing skills for the future role, supporting the delivery of a wide range of EP services and inspiring us;
- Our team is represented within a range of multi-disciplinary teams including neurodiversity early concerns, Virtual School and Social Care, Youth Partnership Service, Early Years and Multi-disciplinary Specialist Team;
- Emotional Based School Avoidance (EBSA), Emotion Coaching and collaborative working with mental health leads is embedded within our approach;
- We have excellent progression opportunities and encourage autonomy and dispersed leadership through project and service development;
- Our community psychology approach continues to expand as we engage with and responding to the needs of marginalised groups.
If you are interested in joining our fantastic service, please contact Dr Joanne Summers (Principal Educational Psychologist and Head of Inclusion Services) joanne.summers@luton.gov.uk or Dr Jane Reichardt (Deputy Principal Educational Psychologist) jane.reichardt@luton.gov.uk to arrange an informal discussion.
This is a public facing role so you'll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English
About us
Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.
The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?
We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce thatreflects the diversity of our borough
Application Process
Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person's criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.
On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.
Benefits
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:
- From 25 to 32 days' annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel
Closing date: Fri 16/05/2025 at 01:00
Job reference: LBC03875