Assistant Psychologist

TN United Kingdom; Westbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Psychologist to join their dedicated team in a tranquil setting. This role focuses on supporting young people with complex needs, including ADHD and autism, through assessments and tailored interventions. You'll be part of a multi-disciplinary team, benefiting from a comprehensive training program and a supportive environment. With a commitment to making a positive impact, you'll enjoy a rewarding career that values your contributions and offers excellent benefits, including generous holiday and wellbeing support. This is your chance to make a real difference in the lives of young individuals.

Benefits

35 Days Holiday

Medical Cover

Wellbeing Tools

Clinical Development Program

Flexible Benefits

High-Street Discounts

Beautiful Working Environments

Recommend a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in Psychology, eligible for graduate BPS membership.
• Experience with developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental needs, and autism.

Responsibilities

• Engage children in assessments and interventions under a qualified psychologist.
• Support educational and residential colleagues in therapeutic environments.

Skills

Psychology Degree

Experience with Young People

Resilience

Team Spirit

Empathy

Education

Degree in Psychology

Job description

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Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put in

This role is based at The Eaves Learning Centre.

Located in the rural community of Westbury, The Eaves is a tranquil setting that offers young people an environment to live, learn and grow. This beautiful site brings together education, care and therapeutic support for our young people, providing the perfect backdrop to release their full potential. We support young people with ADHD, autism, and SEMH and have recently been rated Good by Ofsted.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.

As an Assistant Psychologist, you will develop your skills in building relationships and engaging children and young people in assessments and interventions under the direction of a qualified psychologist. You’ll be part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

Training: A full induction and on-the-job training

Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays

Clinical Development: We provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development for career growth and professional advancement

Flexible benefits: You can increase or decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits

Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

Medical cover: Cover costs for opticians, dentists, and more, plus a host of high-street discounts

Beautiful working environments: Our schools offer excellent facilities – check them out

We also offer a recommend a friend scheme with a £2,000 bonus for each successful referral.

Bring your whole self to work

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments, you will be supported with resources and a platform to excel. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme, and access to a 220+ strong team of multidisciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you every step of the way. Here’s what we’re looking for:

- A degree (or equivalent) in Psychology, eligible for graduate BPS membership, with components related to young people, mental health, or autism.

- Experience working with young people with developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental needs, autism, SEMH, or ADHD.

- Resilience to handle challenging situations.

- A ‘can do’ attitude and team spirit.

- Honesty and empathy, as we genuinely care about our young people and each other.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best future, and so do our teams. You deserve a fulfilling career with a purpose-led employer in an environment where you can be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (cost covered) and online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click [link].

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To view our Child Protection Policy, visit the 'Parents and Carers' section of our School/Learning Centre. All our schools can be found [link].

Keywords: Special Education, Careers in Care, Careers in Special Education, Working with Children, SEMH, SEN, ASD