Psychologist. Job in Wolverhampton Education & Training Jobs

Witherslack Group; Tettenhall Wood; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational provider in Tettenhall Wood is seeking a qualified Psychologist to support young people's therapeutic and educational environments. This role offers a competitive salary of £62,769 - £73,666 plus excellent benefits. Candidates should have proven skills in therapeutic interventions and be HCPC registered. Enjoy 35 days holiday, training opportunities, and a supportive multi-disciplinary team. This a unique chance to make a positive impact on the lives of young people in an inclusive setting.

Benefits

35 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Comprehensive training

Wellbeing tools

Medical cover

Employee assistance program

Refer a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Registered with HCPC as a psychologist.
• Experience with therapeutic interventions for children with complex needs.
• Ability to support team environments clinically.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support in educational settings.
• Conduct consultations and training for staff.
• Assess and formulate plans for young people.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Team support

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Qualification as 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 The Gables Learning Centre, 3-days-per-week. We are open to anyone interested in full time hours and can offer 2 days at Bescot Hall School.

Located in the Midlands, our fully integrated therapeutic, education and care enables young people to realise their full potential, whilst developing their social and emotional resilience for the next chapter in their lives. The unique characteristic of our integrated provisions is the delivery of wraparound education, therapy and care to all children and young people 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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: 35 days holidays including bank holidays

• Clinical Development: Leading programme of clinical learning and development

• Flexible benefits: Ability to increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance

• Wellbeing: Host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

• Medical cover: Reimbursement for optician/dentist appointments and high‑street discounts

• Beautiful working environments: Best facilities across our schools

• Refer a friend scheme offering a £1,000 bonus each 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 them 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.
• Have proven skills and experience to assess, formulate and support 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, effective model, guide, leader and trainer.
• Be highly organised and ready to take initiative.
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people.

This is a great opportunity to change young 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 to do great things. You’ll benefit from supervision, a clinical development programme and 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 (cost covered) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

To view our Child Protection Policy, please visit the ‘Parents and Carers’ section of this School/Learning Centre. You can find all our Schools here.