Educational Psychologist

About the role

We are looking for an Educational Psychologist who can articulate clearly how this role is one of public service to our children and families in Lewisham. We want EPs who are committed to being part of our team and part of Lewisham.  Belonging is a key theme across all our children’s services in Lewisham and we want EPs with the desire to feel and create belonging. We are looking for an educational psychologist who is passionate about preventative local authority work and is committed to the wider inclusion agenda where all children and young people belong.  If that sounds like you then come and join our creative and experienced team.

Why Lewisham EPS?

1. The People: Our Local Area SEND report said it, and you will see it, a moral imperative to do the right thing for our children and families.  We have a kind, genuine, and generous EP Team.
2. The Work: Our strategic leaders recognise the full five functions of an EP: Consultation, Assessment, Intervention, Training, and Research.  Our EPs are currently providing Consultation skills to our DBV Project, Training to our PINS Project, Research and Intervention to our EBSA Project, Research to our Families First Pathfinder work, and much more to come.   

Year 3 trainee EPs are very welcome to apply.

Actively Anti-Racist Practice

Our team, from TEPs to PEP, are committed to delivering active anti-racist practice in all our interactions.  Becoming Actively Anti-Racist EPs was given priority CPD and Service Development time in academic year 2023-24.  Going into 2024-25 this area of practice is a focal point to our service development plan.  Examples of our priorities for this year are:

• All EPs can describe how being actively anti-racist is demonstrated through the five functions of the EP (consultation, assessment, intervention, training, and research).
• EPs can demonstrate racial fluency and use a shared vocabulary across our five functions.
• EPs can write provision which explicitly addresses the needs of Black children, e.g., racial identity development and belonging.

Anyone applying for our job will be required to demonstrate their commitment to this work. Wherever you are in your own personal and professional journey, we will commit to supporting you to your next step.  Our expectation is that if you want to work in our team, then you want to work in this way too.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Sue.Franklin@lewisham.gov.uk