Location
London Borough of Newham, Dockside premises with easy access to London City Airport and the Olympic Park.

Hours
1 x 18 hours post, 1 x 36 hours post (part and full time availability considered, minimum 0.6 FTE).

Salary
Up to £68,538 per annum, including all Soulbury scales, inner London weighting and SPA points.

About the Role
Newham is a vibrant, diverse borough in East London committed to inclusive education and supporting children and young people with SEND. Our Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is highly regarded, with Ofsted recognising it as an area of strength. We offer a diverse portfolio of work streams including traded services to mainstream and special schools, colleges, universities, and statutory work.

As a Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist, you will have opportunities for supervision, project development, leadership, and team building within the EPS. You will deliver evidence-based, high-quality psychological services to children, young people, and families, working collaboratively with parents, schools, and other professionals.

Our community initiatives include the Youth Empowerment Service, CHAND (service for Children with Autism in Newham), Youth Justice Service, and the Virtual School for Looked After Children. This role offers a unique chance to develop your practice in a supportive, inclusive environment that values integrated working and targeted interventions.

We are committed to creating a positive, nurturing, and collaborative work environment with excellent induction, supervision, CPD opportunities, flexible/hybrid working arrangements, dedicated admin support, comprehensive IT support, and wellbeing services. Benefits include travel season ticket loan, cycle scheme, Local Authority pension, and relocation allowance.

Experience
Applicants should be experienced Educational Psychologists committed to supporting the inclusion of vulnerable children and young people and the development of EP colleagues. Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams and with diverse populations is essential.

About you
- Committed to supporting children and young people’s aspirations and achievements
- Creative, flexible, positive, and solution-focused
- Able to develop positive working relationships with practitioners and partners
- Committed to reflective supervision and continuous professional development
- Able to work successfully within a multi-disciplinary team environment

Qualifications
Professionally qualified Educational Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check is required.

Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from members of minority communities as we strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the population we serve.