Psychology-Led Practitioner (Parent Plus)

CARDIFF COUNTY COUNCIL; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local council service in Cardiff is looking for a Psychology-Led Practitioner to cover maternity leave within their Parents Plus team. This role involves delivering psychology-informed interventions to support parents and their children in the early years. The successful candidate will work with a team dedicated to promoting healthy development and wellbeing among families. Opportunities for both in-home and remote work are available.

Qualifications

• Experience working with parents and children in the early years.
• Knowledge of psychology-led interventions.
• Ability to work both in-office and remotely.

Responsibilities

• Deliver psychology-informed interventions in the family home.
• Support parent-child relationships to promote child development.
• Work collaboratively with the Parents Plus team.

Job description

Cardiff Parenting Services are strategically led by a Principal Educational Psychologist. Parents Plus (0-5) and Parents First (5-18) are the psychology-led parenting services within Cardiff Parenting. We are excited to be looking for a Psychology-Led Practitioner to cover a maternity leave within the Parents Plus team, specifically working with parents who are pregnant, or parents or carers who have an infant or child in the early years.

Parents Plus is an innovative psychology-led parent-infant service, who deliver personalised, psychology-informed interventions in the family home and community with a focus on supporting parent-child relationships to promote early child development and wellbeing. The team is led by a Senior Educational Psychologist. The successful candidate will join a team of 12 Psychology-Led Practitioners, supported by 5 Senior Psychology-Led Practitioners and 3 Educational Psychologists.

We have office bases across Cardiff, and also have equipment to work remotely.

Parents Plus offers a unique opportunity to work with parents and children in the early years, promoting healthy development and wellbeing. The service is committed to providing high-quality, psychology-led interventions that make a positive impact on families.