Service Manager – Principal Educational Psychologist

Location - County Hall (Newport) and Agile (working from home) - Travel is an aspect to the role.

Salary: £63,255.00 to £68,167.00 per annum (Grade 15)

Closing Date: 20/09/2024

Contract Type: Permanent, 37 per week

Do you want to make the difference to the lives of children and young people across the Isle of Wight?

Do you want to have a once in a career opportunity to set up a brand-new educational psychology department within the new Children’s Services Directorate at the Isle of Wight Council.

What will you be doing?

• Set up and manage the Educational Psychology Service including management and supervision of staff.
• Have oversight of the strategic projects the Educational Psychology Service lead on.
• Take responsibility for developing and monitoring service planning, including KPI’s and statutory timeframes.
• Take responsibility for developing a traded service.
• Represent the 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).

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Naomi Carter Service Director Education, Inclusion and Access at naomi.carter@iow.gov.uk. 

When you join #TeamIWC 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