Educational Psychologist

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Pershore; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative service is seeking an Educational Psychologist to join their supportive team in a role that promotes a healthy work-life balance. This position offers the opportunity to apply psychological principles across various educational contexts and collaborate with diverse professionals. With a focus on personal development and community engagement, you'll play a vital role in shaping policies and practices that positively impact the lives of children and families. Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a range of benefits, including generous holiday entitlement and a robust pension scheme. If you're passionate about making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Great Holiday Entitlement

Brilliant Pension Scheme

Professional Learning & Development

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• Qualified HCPC registered Educational Psychologist or Year 3 Trainee.
• Experience in applying psychology across various contexts.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychological assessments and interventions for children and families.
• Collaborate with educational and health professionals to enhance service delivery.

Skills

HCPC Registration

Psychological Assessment

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Person-Centred Planning

Education

Doctorate in Educational Psychology

Qualified Teacher Status

Tools

EHC Assessment Tools

Supervision Models

Job description

Job Title: Educational Psychologist
Salary: £47,688 - £57,954 per annum (Soulbury A 3-8 plus up to 3 SPA points)
37 Hours per Week
Location: Pershore Civic Centre
Team:Educational Psychology
Permanent

The Role:

WCC Educational Psychology Service are recruiting Educational Psychologists to expand their growing team.Are you a qualified HCPC registered full-time or part-time EP or, a Y3 TEP looking for a service that provides a range of opportunities to apply psychology across contexts and systems?Would you like to work for a service that actively promotes a good work-life balance, with wellbeing as a priority? Do you like the idea of working across disciplines and with a range of professional colleagues? Then WCC EPS is the service for you.

WCC EPS is part of Inclusion Support Services, within the All-Age Disability Directorate; this enables the EP service to have close working relationships with specialist teaching services, social care, SEND services and a range of other education services such as the school engagement and school improvement teams.

We have a range of office spaces to use across the County, as well as a designated base in Pershore, allowing an easy commute from Birmingham, Solihull, Gloucestershire, Dudley etc.In our Service, peer supervision is prioritised, and alongside dyadic or triadic peer supervision and we have monthly group supervision time built into our team meetings. We aim to apply psychology within our own Service and embed this into our strategic approaches.One example of this is the Joint Assessment Meetings which enables us to apply person-centred planning and co-production principles to our statutory work.

What else we can offer you:

• A warm, friendly, innovative and supportive team.
• A flexible working environment achieved through a choice of traded work, such as ELSA, EBSNA, Virtual School and parent/carer drop ins.As well through our Inclusion Support Service development areas, which are currently: Early Years, Co-production and Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
• Setting and EHC allocations based on where you live, a fixed number of EHC assessments per year, in a fully accounted work model.
• The freedom to work from home when needed.
• A team that are involved with strategic developments in SEND and Inclusion which allows psychology to be applied to major policy development and changes across Worcestershire.
• Extended work in the community through exciting working partnerships with health and other organisations (e.g. Mentor Link).
• Encouragement to develop personal areas of psychology to positively impact the lives of CYP and families living in Worcestershire, supported through excellent supervision.
• Opportunities to apply a range of supervision models across professions.

For further information please contact: Dr Louise Oland, Interim PEP and Head of Inclusion Support Services: [e-mail]

Benefits:

You’ll find an overview of the benefits Worcestershire County Council have to offer on our webpage

• Worcestershire County Council - Why work for us?
• Children's Workforce Academy

Some of these offers include:

• Great Holiday Entitlement:As well as bank holidays, you'll get 26 days paid holiday (pro rata for part-time staff). This goes up to 31 days when you have been with us for 5 years.If you get more than 26 days where you work now, don't worry because if you join us without a break, we'll match your holiday up to 31 days. If you’re successful and want to take advantage of this do let us know!
• Brilliant Pension Scheme:The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) is a nationwide, career average pension scheme and is a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government.
• Professional Learning & Development:We actively encourage learning and development for all our staff should they want to progress further or explore other areas within the organisation.
• Flexible Working: We are proud to offer hybrid working to provide a better work/life balance where possible.

Equality & Diversity: The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all citizens and celebrates the diversity of all its residents.

Application Closing Date: 1st June 2025
Anticipated Interview Date: 10th June 2025

Attached documents
WCC EP JD Oct 2024.pdf
WCC EP PS Oct 2024.pdf