Job Title: Principal Education Psychologist
Post requires candidate to be entitled for work: No
Salary Range: £96,007.23 to £108,565.09
Contract Type: Permanent
Full time/Part Time: Full Time
Term Time only post: No
Advert Closing Date: 02/11/2025
Job Overview
To lead, manage and develop the Jersey Educational Psychology and Wellbeing Service to ensure delivery of a quality, cost effective service which meets statutory requirements and is focused on key priorities, including early intervention and inclusion, parental confidence and improved, outcomes for all children and young people particularly those with SEND.
To deliver and develop the Educational Psychology Service, in close collaboration with the Education leadership team and wider colleagues and stakeholders To ensure that psychology underpins the work of the service and that there is a culture of reflective and evidence-based practice across the team which ensures that the mental health and wellbeing and education outcomes for children and young people improve.
To work in partnership with families, schools, colleagues across Education and wider stakeholders to address key priorities, including the review and strategic development of services aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people, in alignment with the Government of Jersey's Inclusion Policy.
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Tracey Moore - t.moore2@gov.je
Job Purpose
For a full job description please see following link - Job Description
Competencies
Appointees to this role will be required to adhere to and perform their duties in line with the standards identified in the States of Jersey tier 4 core accountabilities attributes and behaviour indicators - Tier 4
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