Educational Psychologist

St Helens Council; St Helens; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local authority is seeking dynamic Educational Psychologists to join their innovative service. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across various settings, focusing on early intervention and prevention strategies for children aged 0-25. The council is committed to staff wellbeing and personal development, providing high-quality supervision and a supportive environment. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and inclusion, successful candidates will play a crucial role in shaping the service and ensuring positive outcomes for children and young people. If you are passionate about making a difference and possess the necessary qualifications, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Staff employee discounts

Access to office space with free car parking

Flexible working hours

Dedicated CPD time

High-quality peer supervision

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified and registered with HCPC.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake statutory work and expand service offerings.
• Support inclusion of vulnerable children and young people.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Creative use of psychology

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Self-reflection

Digital technology awareness

Education

Professional qualification in psychology

Registration with HCPC

Tools

Microsoft Surface Pro

Job description

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

The Educational Psychology Service is looking for three creative, dynamic and enthusiastic individuals to join us. In addition to undertaking statutory work, the service aims to expand in order to respond to ever increasing demands for our service. Our ambition is to develop a core offer to schools and broaden the range of work undertaken by our Educational Psychologists, with an emphasis on early intervention and prevention. You will have the opportunity to work within the service across all settings and age groups from 0-25 years.

If you are motivated and want to help shape and develop yourself and our service, this could be a fantastic opportunity. We hope you would like to be part of establishing and evolving the service to move forward, whilst maintaining excellent standards of delivery on our statutory requirements. We would also welcome applications from those currently in Year 3 of the professional training course.

Successful applicants will be highly skilled professionals who:

1. Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills including an ability to write meaningful and user-friendly feedback following EP involvement.
2. Have excellent time management and personal organisational skills.
3. Have a strong commitment to delivering consultation in order to reach collaborative solutions and bring new perspectives.
4. Use psychology creatively and ensure children’s outcomes are always the central focus.
5. Are committed to supporting the inclusion of vulnerable children and young people and proactive in developing inclusive, person-centred / strengths-based approaches that enhance confidence, emotional wellbeing and support children and young people to flourish.
6. Are able to self-reflect and evaluate performance.
7. Are able to work successfully within a multi-disciplinary team.
8. Are confident in using online tools and aware of digital technologies.

We will offer you:

1. A warm welcome.
2. A commitment to supporting staff wellbeing and personal development.
3. High-quality peer supervision, working within a supportive environment in which to develop your professional skills.
4. Dedicated CPD time.
5. A dedicated business administration team.
6. Access to office space with free car parking.

We have always had the opportunity to work from home (pre-Covid), to access non-designated office bases and to work flexible hours. Agile working arrangements are supported, with your own Microsoft Surface Pro and phone.

We offer a range of benefits. These vary according to the area and role but may include:
Staff employee discounts and opportunity to join The Company Shop.

Interested to Find Out More?
You can review our full job description details, and person specification information below.

This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

Applicants must be professionally qualified and registered with the HCPC.

Thank you for your interest in working for us.

St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.

Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here.

St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.