Educational Psychologist - 37 hpw

Newcastle University; South Tyneside; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in South Tyneside is seeking an educational psychologist to join a friendly and supportive team. The role offers diverse opportunities, including training, therapeutic work, and research. Candidates can progress to Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist. The service values innovative working methods and offers flexible/hybrid arrangements along with excellent administrative support.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Free car parking

Excellent administrative support

Qualifications

• Willingness to be part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Areas of interest to contribute to the role are welcomed.
• Trainee Educational Psychologists currently completing their doctoral training are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Engage in training, therapeutic work, systemic work, and research.
• Provide critical incident support.
• Offer supervision and support tailored to needs.

Job description

South Tyneside Educational Psychology Service is a friendly, supportive and nurturing team of educational psychologists, specialist teachers and emotional resilience officers. The Service is very well regarded by its users, as is evident from the consistently excellent feedback it receives. It maintains positive working relationships with schools, other professionals and the Local Authority. There are opportunities to engage in a wide variety of work, including training, therapeutic work, systemic work and research, using a range of different psychological tools and methods. You will have a patch of schools and the opportunity to get involved in a range of different work including critical incident support, research and supervision. We are seeking an educational psychologist who is willing to be part of a multidisciplinary team. We would also welcome areas of interest a candidate may bring to the role as we are always seeking to develop innovative ways of working with schools. We offer opportunities for candidates to progress to Senior Practitioner Educational Psychologist in an area that they wish to specialise in. We are committed to offering opportunities for continuing professional development. Trainee Educational Psychologists currently completing their doctoral training are welcome to apply.

• We are located centrally in a modern, environmentally friendly building with free car parking. EP's have their own individual workstations and ICT facilities. We offer flexible/hybrid working arrangements.
• A team that is very highly rated by schools and that has a very successful traded offer.
• We offer opportunities for you to provide supervision, regular individual supervision and peer support, tailored to the needs of the individual.
• Effective and well-established multi-agency working.
• Strong links with the professional training programme at Newcastle University.
• Excellent administrative support.