Educational Psychologist

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

LGPS

Generous annual leave + 8 bank hols

Planned CPD

Supportive supervision

Peer support

Friendly workplace

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Educational Psychology Service, within Nottinghamshire County Council, is recruiting one educational psychologist on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves link work with schools at individual, group and whole-school levels, plus training, ELSA supervision, Strategic Psychology Groups and statutory casework.

The position is hybrid and is 37 hours per week. Applicants need HCPC registration or to be working towards it, plus a BPS-recognised degree and an educational

Qualifications

• HCPC registration or working towards registration
• BPS-recognised degree and an educational psychology qualification

Responsibilities

• Link work with schools at individual, group and whole-school level
• Statutory educational psychology work
• Delivering training
• Providing ELSA supervision
• Taking part in Strategic Psychology Groups
• Planning own work with schools and specialist teachers at termly Springboard meetings
• Traded work such as projects, organisational change and research

Skills

Safeguarding

Education

BPS recognised degree

Educational psychology qualification

Job description

Nottinghamshire Educational Psychology Service, within Nottinghamshire County Council, is recruiting one educational psychologist on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The work centres on link work with schools at individual, group and whole-school level, plus training, ELSA supervision, Strategic Psychology Groups and statutory casework. The service works in a strengths-based, collaborative way without psychometric cognitive assessments, and the post is hybrid at 37 hours a week. Applicants need HCPC registration or to be working towards it, plus a BPS-recognised degree and an educational psychology qualification.

What the job involves

• Link work with schools at individual, group and whole-school level
• Statutory educational psychology work
• Delivering training
• Providing ELSA supervision
• Taking part in Strategic Psychology Groups
• Planning own work with schools and specialist teachers at termly Springboard meetings
• Traded work such as projects, organisational change and research

Qualifications

• First degree in psychology, or equivalent, recognised by the BPS
• Postgraduate qualification in educational psychology, or year 3 of a doctoral training programme

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration as a practitioner psychologist, or working towards registration or re-registration

Skills & knowledge

• Thorough understanding of safeguarding issues affecting children and young people in educational settings

What’s offered

• Flexible working arrangements
• Local Government Pension Scheme membership
• Generous annual leave plus 8 statutory bank holidays
• Planned whole-service continuing professional development
• Supportive supervision processes and structures
• Peer support from within the team
• Friendly, inclusive workplace