Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist

This is a Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist post at an exciting time in the Sheffield Educational Psychology Service. We are expanding rapidly, increasing the number of EPs in the Service as we continue to expand our partially traded model. We have also recruited a substantial team of Assistant Educational Psychologists to work in partnership with EPs through collaborative working.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative Senior EP, who will help us develop and grow the Service. We are a values-driven EP Service with all members of the team participating in a collaborative and innovative leadership model to drive us forward. Keeping children at the heart of everything we do, we are solution-focused, person-centred, inclusive, reflective and committed to ethical practice. We are committed to increasing diversity in the profession and to developing anti-racist practices.

Sheffield City itself is not only a vibrant re-modelled city centre with great access to fantastic countryside, it is also an exciting place to work. The Educational Psychology Service is highly valued and supported by the Local Authority, schools and families within the city.

This will be the right job for you if you:

• are committed to developing strong mainstream inclusive practice and local solutions to meeting diverse needs
• are committed to promoting positive practice and challenging existing ways of working
• want to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people and are keen to develop innovative practice
• can demonstrate enthusiasm and good humour
• are keen to develop your leadership skills by working closely with a team of EPs, Assistant EPs and Trainee EPs across Sheffield & local areas (localities)

Applications are invited from qualified Educational Psychologists with at least 2 years experience. The post is available as soon as possible. The successful candidate will need to hold the appropriate qualification to work as an Educational Psychologist and be registered with HCPC.

If you would like to know more about this post, or would be interested in visiting us and meeting colleagues in the Service, please ring or email to arrange. You will receive a warm welcome.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly. It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade. Equality of pay is extremely important to us.

All roles at Sheffield City Council are going through an evaluation process which may result in changes to some pay arrangements from 2026. Find out more on our Sheff news page.