Community Educational Psychologist

Bury Council; Bury; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Bury Council's Community Educational Psychology Service is seeking an Educational Psychologist to provide psychological support across education and community settings. The role involves 1:1 mentoring with CYP, group work, and statutory assessment work, alongside training and service evaluation.

The post is full-time and permanent, with potential for part-time applications. Applicants must have HCPC registration or be in doctoral training (2nd/3rd year).

Qualifications

• Qualified Educational Psychologist with HCPC registration or in year 2/3 of doctoral training.
• Experience with children in educational/clinical/community settings to promote wellbeing and progress.
• Evidence-based use of psychological approaches to support practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training and development work, including wellbeing programmes and mental health support teams.
• Lead innovative project work within the service.
• Conduct group work with children, young people, families and communities.

Skills

Educational psychology practice

Child well-being focus

Group and 1:1 work

Education

HCPC registration

Doctoral training in Educational Psychology (2nd/3rd year)

Job description

Community Educational Psychology Service

About the role

Soulbury EP A scale (Point 4-9 + 3SPAs)
Full time, Permanent (Part-time applications will also be considered)
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Community Educational Psychology Service. You will play a core pare in the delivery of psychological services and support to education and community settings.

• Training and development work, involving wellbeing programmes and mental health support teams
• Innovative project work
• Group work with children, young people, families and communities
• 1:1 mentoring/therapeutic work with children and young people
• Evaluation of service delivery
• Administration
• Direct individual work with CYP, including statutory assessment work

Requirements of the post:

• - To be a qualified and experienced Educational Psychologist with HCPC registration, or in year 2 or 3 of doctoral training.
• - Relevant experience of working with children in educational / clinical or community settings to promote children’s well-being and progress;
• - Evidence of using psychological understanding and approaches to support practice;

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

About Bury

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Dr Jawad Shah, (Principal Community Educational Psychologist) [e-mail]

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