Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time, Part time
Enhanced DBS check required
Range Soulbury A3-A8 - £42,811 - £57,544 with up to 3 SPA points (existing SPA points will be transferred and starting point of A5 for newly qualified EPs)
(full time and part time posts are both available)
Medway could be the place for you if you like:
Our EP service ways of working align with the core service values of our Children’s Services. We:
M – Motivate, support, encourage and develop our staff
E -Empower children, families and colleagues
D – Deliver high quality services
W – Work collaboratively with families and partners
A -are Ambitious for our children, young people and families, and our staff
Y - Your voice is vital to shaping our service.
We are a supportive and collaborative team with a range of experiences and interests. We are enthusiastic about applying psychology, valuing practice-based and evidence-based approaches. Several members of the team are accredited VIG practitioners and others hold qualifications in CBT. We are passionate about inclusion and value working at systems level through training and research and directly with children, young people and their families. We have an approach to work allocation that strives for equitable distribution, and a realistic workload, working with individual strengths and interests where at all possible, and creating opportunities for co-working. Medway is a flexible employer who encourages conversations about ways of working to benefit you. If you are interested in what we are trying to achieve, like the sound of the way we work, and are curious about the difference you could make to our team, please do get in touch to begin the conversation.
In return we offer you:
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Relocation Allowance up to £8,000
• Market Forces Premium of £4,000 per annum
• Generous local government pension scheme package
• Access to wider training and development qualifications
• Flexible working scheme
• Travel plan discounts
• Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
• Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
• Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
• The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteeringactivity which supports climate change.
Our organisation:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula. Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.
We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after education, environment, social care, housing, planning, business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively. Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting manager, please call either Fiona Alexander, Principal Educational Psychologist or Sophie Curra, Senior Educational Psychologist on 01634 335647.
Important Information-
Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile.
Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement
Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.
For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support. We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Medway_Information_Pack_2024.docx
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