Psychologist. Job in Stockton-on-Tees Education & Training Jobs

Witherslack Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist education provider in Tees Valley seeks a Clinical Psychologist to join their multi-disciplinary team at Hartwell School. The ideal candidate will have experience in supporting children with complex needs and will provide therapeutic interventions and team consultations. With excellent benefits including a competitive salary, 35 days holiday, and clinical development opportunities, this role is a chance to create positive change in the lives of young individuals.

Benefits

35 days holiday

Clinical development programme

Wellbeing tools

Flexible benefits

£1,000 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Registered with the HCPC as a psychologist.
• Experience supporting children with complex needs.
• Familiarity with clinically informed environments.

Responsibilities

• Support educational and residential teams in therapeutic environments.
• Provide consultation and training to staff.
• Deliver individualized interventions based on clinical assessments.

Skills

Proven skills in therapeutic interventions

Ability to engage and lead teams

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist

Job description

£62,769 - £73,666 + excellent benefits

Those Huge Small Victories

Our clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put in

This role is based at Hartwell School. We would also welcome applications for anyone interested in term-time.

Hartwell School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Stockton-on-Tees, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, alongside a range of other associated conditions.

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children’s homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro‑developmental conditions and special educational needs.

As part of a multi‑disciplinary clinical team you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.

Our Psychologists work collaboratively within our schools and children’s homes, ensuring that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the sector. With us, you’ll get to make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

• Training: A full induction and on‑the‑job training
• Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with 35 days holiday including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: Means you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefits here
• Wellbeing: A host of wellbeing tools and advice, including employee assistance
• Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an optician’s or dentist appointment and a host of high‑street discounts
• Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schools here
• Recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for will:

• Be a qualified Clinical, Educational, Forensic or Counselling Psychologist registered with the HCPC
• Be a specialist with proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people with complex needs
• Have experience of supporting the team around a child or young person to provide clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
• Be a confident, engaging and effective model, guide, leader and trainer
• Be highly organised and ready to take the initiative
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people

This is a great opportunity to change lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments you will be offered the support, resource and platform for you to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and access to a 220+ strong team of multi‑disciplinary clinical colleagues who will be with you every step of the way.

Interested in joining us?

Our young people deserve the best possible future and we feel the same about our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with a purpose‑led employer, in an environment that allows you to be yourself.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.