A registered Practitioner with Doctoral level training in educational and child psychology (or equivalent), you’ll have a degree accredited by the British Psychological Society. You’ll also be a Registered Member of the Health Care Profession Council eligible for Chartered Status.
EPs in WKC EPCS provide a high quality applied educational psychology consultation service across a range of educational, community and care settings (including early years, primary, secondary, post-16, Virtual School and Youth Justice Service) working collaboratively with a wide range of practitioners, parents/carers and children, young people and adults to contribute to positive outcomes for children and young people.
On a personal level, you’ll be reflective and self-aware, capable of evaluating the effectiveness of your work and practice. You’ll also be a natural communicator, with strong organisational, time management and interpersonal skills. More than anything, you’ll be passionate about improving the wellbeing of children, young people and their families.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a visionary service putting people across Westminster first, and to supercharge your career in the process.
Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.
The Council is committed to achieving diverse shortlists to support our desire to increase the number of staff from underrepresented groups in our workforce. We especially encourage applications from a Global Majority (GM), people who are Black, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities' (formally known as B.A.M.E , Black, Asian and multiple ethnic) background and, while the role is open to all applicants, we will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from a global majority background where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit. If you are from a Global Majority background you can self-declare this to the hiring manager as part of our positive action commitments.
